logging in or signing up Taking the Stage rsherbert Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 1872 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (6) Dislike it (0) Added: September 15, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 2 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... By: Schmecca (5 month(s) ago) did you ever get to download this? Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close By: StaceySue (8 month(s) ago) I would love to use this! May I download, please? Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... 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Apron – the part of the stage extending past the proscenium arch toward the audience. Arena stage – a stage constructed so that the audience can sit on all sides; also known as “theatre-in-the-round.” Thrust stage – a stage that extends into the seating area. The audience sits on three sides of the stage. Flexible staging – any stage not classified as proscenium, arena, or thrust. The Proscenium Stage : The Proscenium Stage The Proscenium Stage : The Proscenium Stage Proscenium Stage : Proscenium Stage The most common stage in educational theatre. Usually a raised picture-frame stage, or box stage. The grand drape can be opened to reveal the picture, or scene, to the audience. Entrances onto the stage are made by the actors from offstage spaces to the right and left of the acting arena called wings. Scenes are sometimes played on the apron with the grand drape closed, often while scenery is being changed behind the curtain. The Arena Stage : The Arena Stage The Arena Stage : The Arena Stage Lower than the audience. Staging of this type is also known as “central staging” or “theatre-in-the-round.” The Thrust Stage : The Thrust Stage The Thrust Stage : The Thrust Stage Has qualities of both the proscenium stage and the arena stage. Flexible Staging : Flexible Staging When a performance space does not fit into on of the 3 basic shapes or categories. In a school, sometimes you must use flexible staging: classroom, cafeteria, gymnasium, corridor, band room, choir room, etc. Lesson 2 VocabularyStage Terminology : Lesson 2 VocabularyStage Terminology House – the section of the theatre where the audience sits; also called “out front.” Acting areas – 9 to 15 divisions of the stage floor, used by directors when moving actors or placing furniture or scenery. Blocking – planning and working out the movements and stage grouping for a play. Slide 12: The theater has a language all its own. Knowledge of this basic theatre language is as important to the actor as knowledge of the alphabet is to the child learning to read. The Performance Space : The Performance Space You must become acquainted with the parts of the performance space Anything within the stage setting and visible to the audience is considered onstage. Anything beyond the stage setting and not visible to the audience is considered offstage. The area of performance space where the audience sits is often called out front, or the house. The areas behind the stage and not seen by the audience are usually called backstage. The Basic Parts of the Stage : The Basic Parts of the Stage Stage Positions : Stage Positions On the proscenium stage, the directions downstage and upstage date back to the days when stages were built with the rear of the stage slanting upward away from the audience. Downstage (D) was the area closest to the audience, and upstage (U) was away from the audience. Other directions are stage right (R), center stage (C), and stage left (L). When you are onstage, stage right and stage left will always be your right and left as you face the audience. Acting Areas : Acting Areas The proscenium stage floor is divided into imaginary blocks called acting areas, in which the director can move people or place furniture or scenery. Small proscenium stages are usually divided into nine acting areas and large stages into fifteen. Planning the movement for the play is blocking the play. In arena theatre, because the audience is seated on all sides, the terms upstage and downstage cannot be used. The arena stage is usually viewed as a map (north, south, east, west) or a clock. The director’s challenge is to position the actors so that they can be seen by the greatest number or viewers. The thrust stage is a combination of a proscenium stage and an arena stage. Proscenium Stage with 9 Acting Areas : Proscenium Stage with 9 Acting Areas Lesson 3 VocabularyActing Technique : Lesson 3 VocabularyActing Technique Body positions – the five different angles that actor’s position onstage can be described in relation to the audience. Stage picture – an appealing and meaningful arrangement of performers on the stage; the picture that the audience sees onstage. Level – the actual head height of the actor as determined by his or her body position. Planes – imaginary divisions giving depth to the proscenium stage. Slide 19: Every day we receive over 90% of our communication without the use of words, through nonverbal messages – facial expressions, gestures, or body language. To open, or open up, means to position or turn the body more toward the audience. When an actor is told to turn in, turning should be toward the center of the stage. The direction turn out means to turn more to the side of the stage. To give the audience a better view of the body and face, actors cheat out during conversations, turning more toward the audience than they would in normal conversation. Share means that they are to assume positions of equal strength by opening up to the audience equally, thus sharing the scene equally. To give or give stage is when the actor moves to a different part of the stage to allow another actor more emphasis or attention. The actor receiving more emphasis takes the scene. Actors’ Basic Body Positions in Relation to the Audience : Actors’ Basic Body Positions in Relation to the Audience Ways for 2 actors to share a scene : Ways for 2 actors to share a scene Slide 22: Motivation is the purpose for or reason behind the move. The move must have a reason and serve a purpose. All stage movement is planned and rehearsed, giving the director the opportunity to guide the actors. Planning the movement for a scene or play is called blocking. After blocking, the actors add the plans tot heir scripts in pencil, in case changes occur as rehearsals progress. Slide 23: Moving from one point to another onstage is called a cross. This is usually indicated in your script with an X. Above means upstage and below means downstage. After one actor has moved, often another actor will need to move in the opposite direction, or countercross. Sometimes the actors clump up on stage or line up. When this happens, they are told to dress stage, which means to look at the composition and adjust their position to balance or improve the stage picture. Composition is the way they are grouped on the stage. Slide 24: Different meanings can be created in the stage picture by placing characters at various levels to each other. 4 different levels: standing and kneeling; sitting and standing; sitting on floor and standing on box; & sitting on ladder and standing on floor. Planes are used to divide the depth of the stage. Each imaginary plane is about 2 feet deep. An actor is plane 1 would seem more important than an actor in plane 6 because he or she is closer to the audience. When one actor causes another actor to turn his back to the audience, it is called upstaging. This can be avoided by staying in the same plane. You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Taking the Stage rsherbert Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 1872 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (6) Dislike it (0) Added: September 15, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 2 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... By: Schmecca (5 month(s) ago) did you ever get to download this? Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close By: StaceySue (8 month(s) ago) I would love to use this! May I download, please? Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close By: kedgar (42 month(s) ago) I would like to download this presentation but the computer is telling me that I am not allowed to. I was wondering why i cannot download this as it looks great and i would love to use it with my class. thanks Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript Taking the Stage : Taking the Stage Chapter 9 Lesson 1 Types of stages Lesson 2 Stage Terminology Lesson 3 Acting Technique Lesson 1 VocabularyTypes of Stages : Lesson 1 VocabularyTypes of Stages Stage – the area where the players perform; usually a raised platform. Proscenium stage – a 4-sided stage built like a box with one side cut away, enabling the audience to view the play as if it were in a picture frame. Grand drape – the draperies covering the proscenium opening (picture frame), separating the audience from the stage. Wings – offstage spaces to the sides of the acting area. Apron – the part of the stage extending past the proscenium arch toward the audience. Arena stage – a stage constructed so that the audience can sit on all sides; also known as “theatre-in-the-round.” Thrust stage – a stage that extends into the seating area. The audience sits on three sides of the stage. Flexible staging – any stage not classified as proscenium, arena, or thrust. The Proscenium Stage : The Proscenium Stage The Proscenium Stage : The Proscenium Stage Proscenium Stage : Proscenium Stage The most common stage in educational theatre. Usually a raised picture-frame stage, or box stage. The grand drape can be opened to reveal the picture, or scene, to the audience. Entrances onto the stage are made by the actors from offstage spaces to the right and left of the acting arena called wings. Scenes are sometimes played on the apron with the grand drape closed, often while scenery is being changed behind the curtain. The Arena Stage : The Arena Stage The Arena Stage : The Arena Stage Lower than the audience. Staging of this type is also known as “central staging” or “theatre-in-the-round.” The Thrust Stage : The Thrust Stage The Thrust Stage : The Thrust Stage Has qualities of both the proscenium stage and the arena stage. Flexible Staging : Flexible Staging When a performance space does not fit into on of the 3 basic shapes or categories. In a school, sometimes you must use flexible staging: classroom, cafeteria, gymnasium, corridor, band room, choir room, etc. Lesson 2 VocabularyStage Terminology : Lesson 2 VocabularyStage Terminology House – the section of the theatre where the audience sits; also called “out front.” Acting areas – 9 to 15 divisions of the stage floor, used by directors when moving actors or placing furniture or scenery. Blocking – planning and working out the movements and stage grouping for a play. Slide 12: The theater has a language all its own. Knowledge of this basic theatre language is as important to the actor as knowledge of the alphabet is to the child learning to read. The Performance Space : The Performance Space You must become acquainted with the parts of the performance space Anything within the stage setting and visible to the audience is considered onstage. Anything beyond the stage setting and not visible to the audience is considered offstage. The area of performance space where the audience sits is often called out front, or the house. The areas behind the stage and not seen by the audience are usually called backstage. The Basic Parts of the Stage : The Basic Parts of the Stage Stage Positions : Stage Positions On the proscenium stage, the directions downstage and upstage date back to the days when stages were built with the rear of the stage slanting upward away from the audience. Downstage (D) was the area closest to the audience, and upstage (U) was away from the audience. Other directions are stage right (R), center stage (C), and stage left (L). When you are onstage, stage right and stage left will always be your right and left as you face the audience. Acting Areas : Acting Areas The proscenium stage floor is divided into imaginary blocks called acting areas, in which the director can move people or place furniture or scenery. Small proscenium stages are usually divided into nine acting areas and large stages into fifteen. Planning the movement for the play is blocking the play. In arena theatre, because the audience is seated on all sides, the terms upstage and downstage cannot be used. The arena stage is usually viewed as a map (north, south, east, west) or a clock. The director’s challenge is to position the actors so that they can be seen by the greatest number or viewers. The thrust stage is a combination of a proscenium stage and an arena stage. Proscenium Stage with 9 Acting Areas : Proscenium Stage with 9 Acting Areas Lesson 3 VocabularyActing Technique : Lesson 3 VocabularyActing Technique Body positions – the five different angles that actor’s position onstage can be described in relation to the audience. Stage picture – an appealing and meaningful arrangement of performers on the stage; the picture that the audience sees onstage. Level – the actual head height of the actor as determined by his or her body position. Planes – imaginary divisions giving depth to the proscenium stage. Slide 19: Every day we receive over 90% of our communication without the use of words, through nonverbal messages – facial expressions, gestures, or body language. To open, or open up, means to position or turn the body more toward the audience. When an actor is told to turn in, turning should be toward the center of the stage. The direction turn out means to turn more to the side of the stage. To give the audience a better view of the body and face, actors cheat out during conversations, turning more toward the audience than they would in normal conversation. Share means that they are to assume positions of equal strength by opening up to the audience equally, thus sharing the scene equally. To give or give stage is when the actor moves to a different part of the stage to allow another actor more emphasis or attention. The actor receiving more emphasis takes the scene. Actors’ Basic Body Positions in Relation to the Audience : Actors’ Basic Body Positions in Relation to the Audience Ways for 2 actors to share a scene : Ways for 2 actors to share a scene Slide 22: Motivation is the purpose for or reason behind the move. The move must have a reason and serve a purpose. All stage movement is planned and rehearsed, giving the director the opportunity to guide the actors. Planning the movement for a scene or play is called blocking. After blocking, the actors add the plans tot heir scripts in pencil, in case changes occur as rehearsals progress. Slide 23: Moving from one point to another onstage is called a cross. This is usually indicated in your script with an X. Above means upstage and below means downstage. After one actor has moved, often another actor will need to move in the opposite direction, or countercross. Sometimes the actors clump up on stage or line up. When this happens, they are told to dress stage, which means to look at the composition and adjust their position to balance or improve the stage picture. Composition is the way they are grouped on the stage. Slide 24: Different meanings can be created in the stage picture by placing characters at various levels to each other. 4 different levels: standing and kneeling; sitting and standing; sitting on floor and standing on box; & sitting on ladder and standing on floor. Planes are used to divide the depth of the stage. Each imaginary plane is about 2 feet deep. An actor is plane 1 would seem more important than an actor in plane 6 because he or she is closer to the audience. When one actor causes another actor to turn his back to the audience, it is called upstaging. This can be avoided by staying in the same plane.