THEATER APPRECIATION

COMES FROM ARCH THE FRAME WHICH SEPARATEDS THE STAGE FROM THE AUDITORIUM, INTRODUCED IN ITALY-RENAISANCE

A RETURN TO ONE OF THE MOST ANCIENT STAGE ARRANGEMENTS

THREE QUARTERS SEATING-U SHAPE

BACK OF THE PLAYING AREA PROVIDING THE ENTRANCE AND EXITS OF THEPERFORMERS AS WELL AS SCENE STAGES

LOCATING IS AT THE BASE OF A CURVING HILLSIDE

FORMAL DOORS THROUGH WHICH CHARACTERS MADE THEIR ENTRANCE AND EXITS BACKROUND FOR ACTION

WAREHOUSES FIRESTATIONS BASEMENTS ETC

• HELD OUTDOORS IN NONTRADITIONAL SETTINGS- THREE TYPES:
• 1 IN THE STREETS
• 2 NEIGHBORHOOD
• 3 GUERRILLA THEATER AGGRESSIVE ORIENTED THEATRE PRODUCED BY ACTIVIST GROUP IN THE STREETS

PRESENTATIONS THAT OFFER ACTING FILMS DANCE VIDEO MUSIC SLIDES SHOWS

FLEXIBLE AND MOVABLE SEATS LIGHTS PLATFORMS LEVELS ETC

• 1. CREATING AN ENVIROMENT FOR THE PERFORMERS AND PERFORMANCE
• 2. HELPING TO SET THE MOOD AND STYLE PRODUCTION
• 3. HELPING TO DISTINGUISH REALISTIC FROM NONREALISTIC THEATER
• 4. ESTABLISHING THE LOCALE AND PERIOD IN WHICH THE PLAY TAKES PLACE
• 5. EVOLVING A DESIGN W DIRECTER AND DESIGNERS
• 6. PROVIDING A CENTRAL IMAGE METAPHOR
• 7. SCENE COORDINATED WITH OTHER ELEMENTS
• 8.SOLVING PRACTICAL DESIGN PROB

A STAGE SETTING CAN HELP ESTABLISH THE MOOD STYLE AND MEANING OF A PLAY

SETS LOOK EXACTLY LIKE REAL LIFE

UNIFYING IDEA CARRIED OUT VISUALLY

A FLOOR PLAN DRAWN TO SCALE OUTLINING THE VARIOUS LEVELS ON THE STAGE

TO FLY LOFT OUT OF THE VIEW OF THE AUDIENCE

SINGLE FLAT UNIT

A GAUZE OR CLOTH SCREEN WHICH CAN BE PAINTED WITH THIN PAINT OR DYE

COMES FROM THE WORD PROPERTY

• LINE
• MASS AND COMPOSITION
• TEXTURE
• COLOR
• RHYTHM
• MOVEMENT

• DESIGNER READS SCRIPT
• MEETS WITH DIRECTOR
• DEVELOPS SKETCHS

RESPONSIBLE FOR SOLVING OVERALL TECH PROBS

CREATES AND EXECUTES PROPS

ARTISTS RESPONSIBLE FOR SEEING THAT SETS ARE BUILT ACCORDING TO REQUIREMENTS

CLOTHES SIGNALING A NUMBER OF THINGS SEX, POSITION, OCCUPATION ETC

• HELP ESTABLISH PRODUCTION
• INDICATE HISTORICAL PERIOD OF PLAY
• RELATIONSHIPS AMONG CHARACTERS
• APPROPRIATE SYMBOLICALLY
• MEET THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL PERFORMERS
• BE CONSISTENT W/ PRODUCTION

ILLUMINATION-TO ALLOW PPL TO SEE NIGHT AND INDOORS

• PROVIDE VISIBILITY
• REVEAL SHAPES AND FORMS
• PROVIDE FOCUS
• ASSIST IN CREATING MOOD AND STYLE
• HELP ESTABLISH TIME AND PLACE
• RHYTHM MOVEMENT
• CETRAL IMAGE AND INFO

INTENSITY COLOR DISTRIBUTION AND MOVEMENT

• ELLIPSOIDAL REFLECTOR SPOTLIGHT
• SOFT EDGED
• FLOOD LIGHTS STRIP AND BORDER
• AUTOMATED

CUES AND BLACKOUT