SET DESIGN
Stagecraft
SET DESIGN – WHERE TO BEGIN
TYPES OF STAGES
Depending on the play you are doing can change the
type of staging that you might use.
Proscenium Arch, Thrust, Theatre in the Round.
What are some of the issues/problems that you
might have with each different stage?
How would you change the set in between scenes?
PROSCENIUM ARCH
THRUST
THEATRE IN THE ROUND
NATURE OF THE PLAY/SCENE
RESOURCES AVAILABLE
The money available will often determine what
can be done with a set. Major theatre
companies work from a budget and often a
designers original ideas have to be modified to
fit into the budget.
DRAWING A SET DESIGN
YOUR TASK
Design a set using this introduction from the play Waiting For
Godot.
A country road. A tree. Evening.
Estragon, sitting on a low mound, is trying to take
off his boot. He pulls at it with both hands, panting.
YOUR TASK
In groups of 3 - Select one of the stages commonly
found in performance areas.
Write a brief plot outline and title for a play you
could create. (Be creative)
Using detail each person is to design one set for
the play, explaining why you chose the elements
that you did.