THTR 1020 Chapter : Chapter 9 Study Guide
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Question 1: using the following terms, describe how the proscenium theatre is designed to create an illusionary world behind the picture frame or proscenium arch, proscenium arch, apron, fly spaces, wings, footlight, orchestra pit. The proscenium theatre is designed to create a visual world behind the proscenium arch by giving the audience the impression that they are looking through a framed living picture. The theatre displays an apron which extends past the proscenium arch which is used as the main playing space for the actors. The proscenium arch is often in the shape of a rectangle and is constructed over the front of the stage, separating the audience from the performance space. Fly spaces are also used in proscenium theatre. They are lofts that contain printed scenery that are on pulleys and they fly up and down to change the set.
