Talk:Thrust stage

Copeau's innovation

The article inaccurately marks 1953 as the re-emergence of the thrust stage. Copeau's troupe developed this in the early 20th century, bringing it to the U.S. in 1919:

"Copeau, for example, was one of the twentieth-century's first directors to insist on the "dispositif fixe," or the permanent set, and the thrust stage. The stage at the Vieux Colombier, formerly known as the Athende Saint Germain, was once similar to the stages of any other "Boulevard" theatre. Copeau had some of the gilt replaced by wood panelling, the ornamentation removed from the stage frame. The stage was thrust far enough for- ward that the proscenium reached the first arch in the series of arches in the house ceiling. The old curtain remained in its same place, and a new green one was added, thus allowing the stage to be divided into two separate parts. Copeau also had the footlights removed. Upon the company's return from the United States in 1919, more radical changes were incorporated into the Vieux Colombier by thrusting the stage further forward (thereby reducing the seating capacity from 500 to 363), allowing for changes in levels on the stage floor, and creating a permanent backdrop of stairs and balconies." p. 4, fn. 9. Timjim7 (talk) 14:20, 25 August 2015 (UTC)