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Characteristics of Theatres Review

How well do you know the characteristics of theatres? Find out with this quiz.

Ideal for Spectacle.
1. Proscenium Stage
2. Arena Stage
3. Thrust Stage
4. Black Box Theatre
Answer: a. Proscenium Stage
Theatres such as this tend to result in a more remote and formal feeling.
1. Proscenium Stage
2. Arena Stage
3. Thrust Stage
4. Black Box Theatre
Answer: a. Proscenium Stage
Always in the center of an auditorium with the audience seated on all sides
1. Proscenium Stage
2. Arena Stage
3. Thrust Stage
4. Created, or “Found,” Spaces
Answer: b. Arena Stage
The most popular fom of theatre space.
1. Proscenium Stage
2. Arena Stage
3. Thrust Stage
4. Black Box Theatre
Answer: a. Proscenium Stage
This type of stage is a combination of a proscenium stage and an arena stage
1. Black Box Stage
2. Arena Stage
3. Thrust Stage
4. Black Box
Answer: c. Thrust Stage
Maintains the intimacy with the audience while still utilizing and maintaining the audience’s focus on the backstage area
1. Proscenium Stage
2. Arena Stage
3. Thrust Stage
4. Black Box
Answer: c. Thrust Stage
Contains a metaphorical “fourth-wall”
1. Proscenium Stage
2. Arena Stage
3. Thrust Stage
4. Black Box Theatre
Answer: a. Proscenium Stage
Brings the actor into the same space that the audience uses to create a more intimate feel.
1. Proscenium Stage
2. Arena Stage
3. Thrust Stage
4. Created, or “Found,” Spaces
Answer: b. Arena Stage
Also known as a “platform” stage or “open” stage
1. Proscenium Stage
2. Arena Stage
3. Thrust Stage
4. Black Box
Answer: c. Thrust Stage
There are no boundary lines which separate the performers from the audience.
1. Proscenium Stage
2. Arena Stage
3. Thrust Stage
4. Created, or “Found,” Spaces
Answer: b. Arena Stage
Blocking, props, and scenery must be carefully planned so that no part of the performance is blocked from the audience’s view.
Hint: There might be two correct answers for this question.
1. Proscenium Stage
2. Arena Stage
3. Thrust Stage
4. Black Box
Answer: b. Arena Stage and c. Thrust Stage
Most ancient theatres were arranged this way.
1. Proscenium Stage
2. Arena Stage
3. Thrust Stage
4. Created, or “Found,” Spaces
Answer: b. Arena Stage
Typically a large room with black walls and a flat floor
1. Proscenium Stage
2. Arena Stage
3. Created Space
4. Black Box Theatre
Answer: d. Black Box Theatre
Sample spaces might include a side of a hill, street corner, basement, the middle of a room, etc.
1. Proscenium Stage
2. Arena Stage
3. Created Space
4. Black Box Theatre
Answer: c. Created Space
A stage that is improvised and made where ever a suitable space can be found.
1. Proscenium Stage
2. Arena Stage
3. Created Space
4. Black Box Theatre
Answer: c. Created Space
Simple, non-decorative performance space
1. Proscenium Stage
2. Arena Stage
3. Created Space
4. Black Box Theatre
Answer: d. Black Box Theatre
Also known as "Found Space"
1. Proscenium Stage
2. Arena Stage
3. Created Space
4. Black Box Theatre
Answer: c. Created Space
Named for its arch.
1. Proscenium Stage
2. Arena Stage
3. Created Space
4. Thrust Stage
Answer: a. Proscenium Stage
Relatively new theatre concept, originating and becoming popular in the 1960’s and 1970’s.
1. Proscenium Stage
2. Arena Stage
3. Created Space
4. Black Box Theatre
Answer: d. Black Box Theatre
Very flexible in that it may be used for a variety of performance types
1. Proscenium Stage
2. Arena Stage
3. Created Space
4. Black Box Theatre
Answer: d. Black Box Theatre