Thrust theatre

Three of four theaters in use at The Stratford Festival utilize thrust stages. “Measure For Measure” was presented in the mid-size theater with a thrust stage (housed in a former sport club), a space that accommodates 496 patrons. The mid-size theater has a very unique design: it utilizes what is called a “runway thrust”, similar to what is used for fashion shows in Milan and Paris. Entering the theater, I thought the playing space absurd—but “Measure For Measure” director Martha Henry…

The thrust stage is the best stage for this play because it have both representation and presentation elements which matches the play perfectly.

Thrust stage at the Shakespeare Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario

Thrust Stage

A replica theater by Bennetts Associates will show Shakespeare in the belly of New York's Park Avenue Armory.

Half a century ago, Colin George faced down the doom-mongers and campaigners to bring the city a radical alternative to proscenium theatre: the open, thrust stage

The Guthrie Wurtele Thrust Stage---Arc4010

The Fess Parker Studio Theatre offers flexible seating arrangements (thrust, in-the-round, etc.), an intimate performance space, and a close connection between the audience and the artist.