Assignment #7- Theater

1.Thrust stages and proscenium stages are similar in some ways, but are also very different. In a theater with a Proscenium Stage, the audience sits in front of the stage and watches the performance from one side of the stage only. Thrust stages are similar to proscenium stages but part of the stage extends out into the auditorium so that the audiences sit all around it. While watching a performance around a thrust stage, the audience surrounds the stage by three sides.

2.A fly gallery is a raised platform at the side of a stage that contains ropes and equipment for moving props and scenery. The stagehand works the ropes controlling equipment in the flies.

3.The scrim blocks everything behind it when the light shines from the front. If the light is behind the scrim, you can see everything clearly. In general, anything that is lit will be seen on both sides of a scrim: scrims do not absorb light. Scrims both reflect and transmit light. This means that if a light from a front-of-house position is shone at a scrim, then both the scrim and everything behind it will be lit. This can lead to a variety of interesting effects. A scrim will appear entirely opaque if everything behind it is unlit and the scrim itself is grazed by light from the sides or from above.