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Course: THEA 272 Stagecraft

Stagecraft history

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Focus questions:

  1. Discuss Greek scenic technology.
  2. Discuss the scenic conventions that dominated scriptural drama on the continent in the late middle ages.
  3. Discuss the development of the proscenium.
  4. Discuss the development of the modern stage house.

Rigging, wing & drop, chariot & pole, elevators, turntables, slipstages.

  1. *Discuss the variety of stage shapes, and how each changes the relationship of audience to action.
  2. *Discuss the evolution of stage lighting and the impact of lighting technology.

 

*Not covered well in text.