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======Anatomy of a Stage====== | ======Anatomy of a Stage====== | ||
- | A page to explain just where exatly we mean when we reference a section of the stage. | + | A page to explain |
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=====General Sections===== | =====General Sections===== | ||
{{ wiki: | {{ wiki: | ||
===Backstage=== | ===Backstage=== | ||
- | The area behind the tab.\\ | + | The area behind the [[wiki: |
//(tab is shown in blue on the above diagram)// | //(tab is shown in blue on the above diagram)// | ||
===Stage=== | ===Stage=== | ||
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=====Upstage / Downstage===== | =====Upstage / Downstage===== | ||
{{wiki: | {{wiki: | ||
- | These directions are used to designate the front and back of the stage as well as movement between the two. The terms originally come from the use of raked stages where as you moved upstage you would very literally be moving up the stage. | + | These directions are used to designate the front and back of the stage as well as movement between the two. The terms originally come from the use of [[wiki: |
{{wiki: | {{wiki: | ||
===Upstage=== | ===Upstage=== | ||
- | This is the back of the stage from view of the audience. To move upstage you would move towards the bold red line in the diagram above.\\ | + | This is the back of the stage from view of the audience. To move [[wiki: |
//(Shown in red above))// | //(Shown in red above))// | ||
===Downstage=== | ===Downstage=== | ||
- | The front of the stage. To move something downstage you would move it towards the bold blue line shown above.\\ | + | The front of the stage. To move something |
//(Shown in blue above))// | //(Shown in blue above))// | ||
=====Wings===== | =====Wings===== | ||
- | The area behind tab to either side of the stage, frequently where entrances and exits are made by actors, can be used to store small bits of scenery if it doesn' | + | The area behind |
//(Shown in green below)// | //(Shown in green below)// | ||
{{ wiki: | {{ wiki: | ||
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{{ wiki: | {{ wiki: | ||
=====Band Pit===== | =====Band Pit===== | ||
- | The place where the band is. Typically in the Annex this replaces the stage right wing but this is not always the case.\\ | + | The place where the band is. Typically in [[wiki: |
//(Shown in light blue below)// | //(Shown in light blue below)// | ||
{{ wiki: | {{ wiki: |