'My influence [for DANCING ON MOONLIGHT] comes directly from jazz. If jazz men like Miles Davis and Max Roach were not doing what they were doing in terms of sound and music, I would not be able to do the stuff I am attempting to do. . . . I tell you, man

The stage serves as a space for actors or performers and a focal point (the screen in cinema theaters) for the audience. ... Thrust stages may be similar to proscenium stages but with a platform or performance area that extends into the audience space so that the audience is located on three sides.