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What challenges might there be in staging a production of a traditional musical such as The Lion King or Wicked in an arena theatre? What adjustments would have to be made?

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Although not common, there are times when an audience may find themselves entering into a theatre audience space in a controlled fashion, as has been done by the Performance Group, the Daryl Roth Theatre, and others, in New York City.

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The standard theatre throughout Europe and the United States from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth century used

Might there be social, political, or even religious reasons for the use of a particular theatre space at various times in history? For instance, does the Elizabethan thrust theatre reflect Elizabethan social values, or does the structure of the Greek theatre reflect classical religious thought? Does it mean anything that every form of theatre space is currently used in the United States?

The inns in Spain were called ________, and this name was given to the theatres that developed there.

In which of the following does the audience sit on three sides, or in a semicircle, enclosing a stage, which protrudes into the center of the audience?

With ________, although the stage space protrudes into the audience there is still a proscenium opening toward the back of that stage area, and there is a shallow stage area behind the proscenium as well that still allows for some scenic detail.

In a proscenium theatre of 450 seats, there may be twenty rows of seats. In a(n) ________ theatre space with 450 seats, no one would be further away from the stage than about seven or eight rows, which offers much more intimacy in style of performance than other types of theatres.

Which of the following is/are used by avant-garde theatres such as the Performance Group?

The circular acting area of a classic Greek theatre is called the ________.

Using the plays read or studied during the term thus far, discuss what type of theatre space you feel would most benefit a production of each play.

A recent trend in Broadway revivals of musicals is to simplify or distill the show down to its essential characteristics. What consideration(s) may be taken into account, do you think, to facilitate this new trend?

Which of the following is also known as theatre-in-the-round or circle theatre?

Discuss the relative importance of the performer and the design elements in each type of theatre space. Is the performer more important in some types than in others? Why or why not? How might this affect the type of plays performed in each space?

The ________ was developed by the Greeks for their plays; it also was the type of stage used during Shakespeare's time.

Different kinds of performance spaces are appropriate for certain kinds of plays. A large-scale musical like Wicked would not be appropriate for a small arena theatre; however, it is appropriate to move a smaller-scale show into a large proscenium space so it can earn more money at the box office.

Most Broadway theatres were built in which configuration?

Multi-focus environments, where something is going on in more than one playing area simultaneously, are typically found in which kind of stage space?

In which of the following is the playing space in the center of a square or circle, with seats for spectators all around?