Types of Stages
What stage do we have at Pearce?
Proscenium Stage
Fully facing the audience. This is considered a strong position.
Full Front
A live theatrical performance combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance to tell a story
Musical
Controlled by the lighting designers. They help set the mood of the show.
Lighting
A person who portrays a character in a theatrical, film, television, radio, or digital production
Actor
This stage is primarily characterized by an acting area surrounded by the audience on all four sides.
Arena
Turning completely away from the audience. This position is considered a weak position.
Full Back
A script or dramatic piece written for a theater, radio, or television production
Plays
Designed by designers that decide what each actor wears. They help create the character
Costumes
A leader who guides a creative project, corporate department, or organization
A stage surrounded by an audience on three sides. The fourth side serves as the background.
Thrust
Profile left/right
The live presentation or enactment of a script, play, or story by actors before an audience
Drama performances
Designed to help create a mood in a scene. You might not even notice it
Sound
People who create the looks of a prop. Brings the stage to life
Painter
What we usually think as a "normal" theater. Its primary feature is the arch, a "picture frame" placed in front of the stage.
Proscenium
Turning slightly right or left. These positions are fairly open and considered a strong position.
1/4 left/right
A form of live performance where actors, comedians, or musicians invent scenes, dialogue, characters, and stories on the spot without a script
Improv
Designed to help make the stage look the way it does
Scenery
A senior leader who manages the technical operations, architecture, and production workflows for an organization
Technical director
Called a black box theater. These stages are often big empty box like rooms painted black.
Flexible Space
Turning at an angle upstage, either left or right. This position is considered a weak position.
3/4 left/right
A form of live performance where actors, comedians, or musicians invent scenes, dialogue, characters, and stories on the spot without a script
Circus
Often includes projection designs and interactive media.
Multimedia
The central organizational force in a theatrical or live performance production
Stage managers