In theatre and performing arts, the stage is a designated space for the performance of productions. The stage serves as a space for actors or performers and a focal point for the audience. As an archi
Stage of the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco
Stage of the Polish Theatre in Bielsko-Biała
Stage of the Polish Theatre, Warsaw
A mentalist on a stage apron in a mind-reading performance, 1900
In theatre, a thrust stage is one that extends into the audience on three sides and is connected to the backstage area by its upstage end. A thrust has the benefit of greater intimacy between performe
Stage (theatre)
…stage. In this type, the audience is located on one side of the stage with the remaining sides hidden and used by the performers and technicians. Thrust stages may be similar to proscenium stages but with a platform or performance area that extends into the audience space so that the audience is located on…
A thrust stage at the Pasant Theatre at Wharton Center for Performing Arts
Photograph of the thrust stage used for the Federal Theatre Project production of Doctor Faustus (1937) at Maxine Elliott's Theatre, airbrushed in white to emphasize its contours