THEA 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Proscenium, Fourth Wall, Cyc
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Large frame or arch near the front of the stage usually delineating the fourth wall. Space in front of arch is apron or orchestra pit. Backstage may be masked by use of legs (hard or soft) Flies are up above where curtains, drops, and set pieces are stored, holds lights, suspends actors. Backdrops, scrims, curtains, and flats may be used. Cyclorama or cyc back wall curtain or drop. The playhouse is an example of a proscenium stage. No legs or cyclorama in american idiot. Audience on three sides (aka round) Performance space designated by agreement between audience and performers. Intensify audience awareness by eliminating the distinction between the audience and the actors" space. Living rooms, parking lots, desert, woods, hotel lobbies, supermarkets, library steps, etc. Examples: poribesh theatre"s juddhopuran in bangladesh about the bangladesh liberation. War of 1971: natasha, pierre, and the great comet of 1812, environmental theatre in tiblisi, georgia.
