name of places on a stage in a theatre?

Answer 1

Stage left, center stage, stage right, upstage, downstage, backstage, the proscenium, the wings, the thrust, behind the syc. That's all I can think of on the actual stage.

Answer 2

I think its all been covered really. But just in case it makes it a bit clearer: the reason the terms 'upstage' and 'downstage' are used is because originally all theatre stages had a rake, which is basically a slight (or sometimes quite steep!) slope higher at the back of the stage and sloping down towards the auditorium. So if you're going 'upstage' you are quite literally going up the slope, and vise versa downstage. As well as the areas on stage already been covered, there are also backstage areas of the wings, flies, crossover, prompt desk and dock. In most theatres you normally have a 'proscenium arch' as well, which frames the stage and provides the visual invisible 4th wall.

Hope that's helpful!

Answer 3

If you mean Stage Directions --

Someone covered Upstage and Downstage and Stage Right and Stage Left.

In Ballet and Musical Theater it's broken up into 'N's meaning N-1 is the first wide strip of stage from wing to wing and working your way upstage, N-2, N-3, etc.

Arena Theater or In The Round might divide the stage directions by East, North, Sound, West or even like a clock!

All numbering in the theater goes: Left to Right, Front to Back, Top to Bottom.

Instead of SR and SL in England, they use Prompt and Opposite Prompt.
Ditto in France, they use Court and Jardin.

The directions flip when once downstage of the Proscenium meaning one now says "house right" or "house left", R & L being from the audiences point of view.

One also uses the terms "on stage" and "off stage", depending on the center line. "Move on stage a little" could be a stage direction.

And, just for fun .....

Theatrical Logic

In is down, down is front;
Out is up, up is back;
Off is out, on is in;
and of course -
Right is left, and left is right.

A drop shouldn't
and
A block and fall does neither.
A prop doesn't
and
A cove has no water.

Tripping is OKAY;
A running crew rarely gets anywhere;
A purchase line will buy you nothing;
A trap will not catch anything
and
A gridiron has nothing to do with football.

Strike is work (in fact, a lot of work)
and
A green room, thank God, usually isn't.
Now that you're fully versed in Theatrical Terms -
"Break a Leg...."

But not really!

Answer 4

I'm not sure if this is the info. you are looking for, but here goes.
Imagine the floor of the stage divided into 9 'boxes' across the width & depth of the stage. Starting downstage (at the front of the stage) from the point of view of the actor standing on stage, facing the audience, you have down right, down centre, down left (sometimes called down stage right, etc.) Moving to the central area of the stage you have stage right, centre stage & stage left. (sometimes called centre stage right, & centre stage left) Moving towards the back of the stage you have up right (or up stage right), up centre & up left.
These are always from the point of view of the actor on stage. When a director is giving directions from the auditorium he has to make the mental adjustment of left & right.

Answer 5

Wings

Answer 6

are you talking about a proscenium stage or a thrust stage? either way they're very similar. click on the link for a picture of a proscenium one.

Answer 7

front center