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FButt · **on:** Aug 26, 2018

Generally, a proscenium stage is equipped with a system of ropes, pulleys, and battens that permit drapes or scenic pieces to be hoisted into the space above the stage or lowered to stage level. This rigging is called:

a. a fly system.
b. the forestage.
c. the apron.
d. the wings.

Question 2

When the acting area is surrounded on two or three sides by the audience, it is known as a(n):

a. thrust stage.
b. arena stage.
c. proscenium-arch stage.
d. flexible space.