... Greek to Roman theatre was that the orchestra was changed to a half circle. The front walls of the stage house were called the scaenea frons. This was used as a scenic devise as well. The front wall of the platform, that mainly divides the orchestra in half is called the proscaenium ... and architectural concept of a closed theater building and the practical exigency of a sun shelter"(Beacham,31). A front curtain or auleum was lowered in a slot which was located at the front of the pulpitum or stage. This was used as a way to end or begin a scene. Another curtain used was the siparium .....

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... superseded the altar of Dionysus in the centre, though still known, at this time, as the thymele. In front of it, and on a level with the lowest tier of seats, was the stage, to which flights of steps led from the orchestra, with others leading to chambers below, known as Charon ... and statues, made of wood and plaster. A central arched opening dominates the back wall, flanked by two smaller doorways. Through these openings, elaborate stage sets of streets angle backstage, a triad through the central opening and single streets through each side. These sets, designed later by Scamozzi, us...

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... . It creates an even bigger impact if the use of space is applied correctly. We had the girl that was singing walk on slowly from the back to the front of the stage. This creates a sense of despair for the audience. We tried to make her sing over a track of a CD but it did not work very well. We found that ... of the play when the girl is singing. This ties in with the movement of the girl. We made it so that the light only shines at the front of the stage. The girl starts singing at the back of the stage where the light is not shinning so that she is not seen. She then walks from the ba...

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... nowhere else a person can go to see this magic ten feet in front of them and forget it is not real. When I walk into the undersized theater I see approximately two hundred seats. Straight ahead of me I see the old, wooden stage that creeks when I walk upon it. Every board is a different hue ... rearranging of the sets and lighting portraying different scenes. The cool concrete floor surrounds it. The concrete is splattered with stains telling of past misfortunes. The stage itself is only about ten feet long by eight feet deep. I sit down in my red, broke in chair. The material feels like...

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... set up a theatre exhibition, which was a great success at that time. The managers of the companies were able to persuade Mr. Swan to fix seats , stage and scenery in the dining room of his adobe (Reese, 1975). Very soon, the large room was transformed into a Theatre. Lumber , scraps, boxes, barrels, ... and anything else that could be found in town, was used for this purpose. A stage, a foot or more high, was build at the end of the hall. An orchestra pit was fenced by a wood fence. (Reese 1975 ). The gallery was ... of wood put together in a form of an "x" with candles stuck in holes. ...

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... Throughout the play the audience is rarely comfortable. This disruption is established from the outset of the play when Mick, a character who at this stage of the play the audience knows nothing about, sits on the bed and stares at the audience in silence for '30 seconds'. Traditionally in realist ... characters use simple exposition through language and non-verbal elements to 'let the audience in' and enlighten them on what is happening on the stage and the results and reasons for and behind actions. Pinter disrupts this tradition and this in itself would have been a disturbing phenome...

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... a movie is very much more entertaining to an audience than any play that is being shown live. Since movies are not live shows put on right in front of you, it gives the producers the room for special effects. In a movie you can see anything from explosions, aliens, shape shifting, full-scale wars, ... more effective in terms of getting your attention and making an impact. Unlike movies, many plays have viewers straining just to hear what the actors are saying on stage. I remember one time I was watching a play called Jesus Christ Superstar and this one actor did not have a very loud voice...

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... to sing the notes of a song would be listened to. I shook nervously as I neared the play auditions. With my final steps I came to a stop in front of two old large wooden doors. At the top of the doors, was a black rectangular sign with word theatre engraved in thin, white letters. I placed my sweaty, ... if I skip or misread a line while reading? What happens if I miss a cue to read a line and there is a long, awkward silence? When I stepped on stage, the warmth of a bright, yellow, spotlight on my face welcomed me as it shined in my eyes. When I looked down at the script bright colors d...

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... 1649. It was this work that furthered his reputation as a masterful playwright. In 1956 he created a very influential piece called the Siege of Rhodes. In this work there were new stage decorations and machinery techniques that were uncommon for English theater. Also significant in this production was the appearance of Mrs. Coleman, the firs woman who appeared on the theatrical ... stage. The exclusive patents that were granted by Charles II were issued to Davenant and another prominent playwright, Thomas Kilgerew. The two men established two new theatre companies; the King's Players ....

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... she did a good job because all the sound affects and everything seemed to go ok with the actors getting on and off stage. The actors often entered through the audience. Set design, there weren't a lot of props there was the stage that they painted green. There were a couple of rocks that acted as platforms for the actors to stand and sit on ... when talking to the audience. There was also a tree on the left side of the stage that looked good only it the top half of the tree was cut off and it seemed like they could have had more of the tree because it was still ... a different place an...

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... upper level right by the aisle. This seat was perfect to view the play from because there were not any big heads or different obscenities in front of me to block my view of the stage The three most captivating aspects of the play was the brilliant light design, costumes, and music. The light designer, John Napier, did an excellent job on ... lights for the play. He captured the sadness and emotional environment of the play by using dull and dim lighting. Even though he used dull lighting to light up the stage you could still see all the characters actions and facial expressions clearly....

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... , or acting space, was a full circle. The Romans kept much of the same feel as the Greek theatres but only used half of a circle for their orchestra and had a small stage area. Both theatres were generally cut out of the side of a hill to provide elevated seating for the audience. Another minor difference between the two was the techniques they used ... aside. A confidant is someone close to the main character who is often told what is going on to keep the audience updated. An aside is when the character breaks the front wall and talks directly to the audience without the other character...

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... played his works then. The Globe in Shakespeare's time was a twenty-sided structure. The plays were staged in the afternoons, using the light of day, and the audience surrounded the stage on all sides. No scenery was used, except for occasional throne or a bed. It was almost impossible not to see the other half of the audience standing behind the players ... somewhere special. As many of them had very simple, plain homes as they could not afford decorations. Some people were very poor and would pay a penny to stand down the front to watch the performances. This was a lot cheaper than be...

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