StageAreas

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall(overhead view)

What are we looking at here?

An actor

Which way is he facing?

A stage

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

center

up center

down center

(overhead view)

Where is the actor standing on stage?

audience

raked stage

(side view)

upstage

downstage

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

center

up center

down center

(overhead view)

right center

down right

upright

left center

down left

upleft

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

center

up center

down center

(overhead view)

right center

down right

upright

left center

down left

upleft 6

3 2

7 5

9

4

8

1

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

(overhead view)

down right

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

(overhead view)

down left

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

(overhead view)

right center

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

(overhead view)

upright

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

(overhead view)

left center

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

downcenter

(overhead view)

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

up center

(overhead view)

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

(overhead view)

upleft

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

(overhead view)

center

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

center

up center

down center

(overhead view)

right center

down right

upright

left center

down left

upleft

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

(overhead view)

So if I give you a diagram that looks like this, you can fill in the stage areas? Good. ‘Cause that’s just what I’m going to do.

Stage Positions

Audience

Full front

Full back

half right 1/2 left

one quarter left¼ right

¾ right

three quarters left

Stage Positions

Audience

Full front

Full back

half right 1/2 left

one quarter left¼ right

¾ right

three quarters left

Audience

7 8 6 5

4

3 2

1

full front full back ½ right ½ left

¼ right ¼ left ¾ right ¾ left

Audience

full front full back ½ right ½ left

¼ right ¼ left ¾ right ¾ left

Audience

74 1 2

3

68

5

full front

full back

½ right

½ left

¼ right¼ left

¾ right¾ left

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

(overhead view)

standing down center facing full front

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

(overhead view)

standing right center facing half left

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

(overhead view)

standing up left facing half right

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

(overhead view)

down left facing ¼ right

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

(overhead view)

center facing ¾ left

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

(overhead view)

up right facing ¼ left

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

(overhead view)

left centerfacing ¾ right

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

(overhead view)

down right facing full back

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

(overhead view)

Up center facing full front

audience

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

(overhead view)

So if I give you a diagram that looks like this, you can fill in the stage areas? Good. ‘Cause that’s just what I’m going to do.

audience is here

wingspace

wingspace

back wall

(overhead view)

So if I give you a diagram that looks like this, you can tell me what direction the actors are facing? Good. ‘Cause that’s just what I’m going to do.

Yo, Phil, when are we having this

quiz?

Why ask me, Mac, do I

look psychic to you?