Talk:Stage (theatre)

Vandalism
It seems that vandalism has occurred —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.104.106.64 (talk) 01:46, 6 December 2006 (UTC).

Move this page
I propose the name of this article be changed to Stage (theatre). It covers more than just the different types of staging, which are dealt with in individual articles. Sticki 10:50, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Done. Ganymead 05:53, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

Merging all stages into one
I propose to merge all the articles on stages into this article. I think that centralizing all of this information into one place would be better than spreading it over three or four separate articles. Any objections? *Exeunt* Ganymead | Dialogue? 16:19, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Images
Anyone have any available images of thrust, arena or blackbox stages? Pics of proscenium stages are easy to locate but the other ones are more difficult. *Exeunt* Ganymead | Dialogue? 16:29, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

color of theatre curtain
Does someone know why theatre curtains are usually red?

It keeps the eye and attention alive.--Radames1 (talk) 18:44, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Stage Directions
I believe the image in the Stage Directions is incorrect. The text seems to describe the opposite to the image and a quick Google Image search confirmed my suspicions. I suggest the image be changed and the inclusion of the audience and House Left / House Right directions would also enhance the diagram.


 * Not sure what you mean. Here's what I intended to convey:
 * Suppose that a person in the audience facing toward the stage is looking North. In that case:
 * When a member of the audience (i.e., "in the house") faces the stage, "house left" is West, and "house right" is East.
 * Whan a member of the cast is on stage and facing the audience, they are looking South. In that case, "stage left" is East and "stage right" is West.


 * I've been an amateur producer for a few years. These are the only terms and definitions I've ever heard. --Uncle Ed 20:37, 22 March 2007 (UTC)


 * The stage directions diagram is correct. What confirmed your search in google?  --Lekogm 03:32, 23 March 2007 (UTC)


 * The stage directions, presumably already changed, are now totally wrong or at least very confusing because the viewpoint in question has not been clarified. They indicate that an actor on stage looking out towards the audience would go or look West (i.e. to their left) in order to go stage right. It's the opposite, and in fact the Answers.com explanation taken from a previous version of Wikipedia is better, saying:

- The rear of the stage is considered up-stage. This derives from the raked stage of the Greek Theater (see below). - The front of the stage is down-stage. - Stage Left and right, at least in British and North American Theater, refer to the actor's left and right facing the audience. Because this is sometimes misunderstood the terms prompt (left) and opposite prompt (right) are also used. - House left and house right refer to how the audience perceives the stage. The audience’s left is referred to as house left, and the audience’s right is referred to as house right.

This would clarify things, especially re-instating mention of the common use of 'prompt' and o/p. Can we please discuss or just change it back to make things much more clear and forget all the talk about East and West? Thanks, JD 16:53, 15 April 2007 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.7.64.237 (talk) 15:54, 15 April 2007 (UTC).

Stage directions are different in different countries, some are form audience perspective, others are for actor's perspective --203.97.127.185 05:02, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Could you explain in which countries they are from the audience perspective? Bryson430 10:15, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * just FYI, the convention in Japan is 上手 kami-te (heavenward) and 下手 shimo-te (groundward). Kami-te is skilful or right-hand, and is to the right from the audience point of view. Shimo-te is awkward or left-hand, and is to the left from the audience point of view. Mbarkerwiki (talk) 07:26, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Is there any standardization on stage dimensions? I would think that this would be an issue for touring companies, as they would want to keep any changes in blocking and scenery to a minimum when they change venues. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.3.248.195 (talk) 03:18, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Page Source/Origin
It appears as if a significant portion of this article's contents as been lifted from All Experts Stage (theater) site without reference or attribution. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rusty.pole (talk • contribs)


 * You have that backwards—they copied us. Binksternet (talk) 17:28, 17 April 2010 (UTC)


 * I stand corrected. Rusty.pole (talk) 17:33, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

The Arena Stage
Your forgetting what type of stage- The Arena Stage. The Arena Stage is a type of stage where the audience surrounds the stage area. Yes I know you have theatre on the round on here but most actors and stage hands call it an arena stage. Therefore I think you should put down Theatre-in-the-Round (Arena Stage). You don't have to do this of course but it might be nice to have listed the other common term for the word in the article title. It's just a silly and crazy suggestion. Would make the whole article look much more sophisticated. Then again maybe that's just me. Respectively -James Pandora Adams —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.126.18.254 (talk) 18:27, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

"Dixonette Stage" - a hoax?
An apparent SPA has created a section about "Dixonette Stages" and deleted, without explanation, subsequent requests for supporting citations. A quick google search for that term turned up zero hits. Pending a citation from a reliable source, I've flagged it as a hoax. Lambtron (talk) 21:16, 17 March 2012 (UTC)


 * I don't think we need to entertain this bit of fakery any longer than we already have. I, too, was unable to find a single reference to such a stage. Binksternet (talk) 21:54, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

Bandbox stage ?

 * http://www.charlesbusch.com/Review%20-%20Swingtime%20Canteen%20-%20Time%20Magazine.htm
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20171124054618/http://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/22/theater/stage-revised-version-of-boom-boom-room.html
 * https://www.talkinbroadway.com/page/regional/sanfran/s347.html

69.181.23.220 (talk) 20:05, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

Dimensions
Should include typical dimensions of stages, yes, obviously a stage can be any size but there is a typical size for the majority of performances. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:FEA8:E31F:FC7A:951A:1046:9C7:E1A3 (talk) 14:43, 22 October 2018 (UTC)