Reporters pressed round, thrusting cameras and microphones in his face.
Every theatre is unique, but, with few exceptions, theatres, both Western and Asian, can be categorized into four basic forms: arena stage theatres (also referred to as theatre-in-the-round); thrust stage (or open stage) theatres; end stage theatres (of which proscenium theatres are a subset); and flexible stage theatres, also sometimes called black box theatres.
His increasingly desperate rounds thrust him into wary yet yearning contact with a wide range of characters, including his grandmother (Lynn Cohen), two young women who work as strippers, a terrifying white-supremacist leader, an art-school student, and a heroin addict hoping to break her habit.
After shaking hands with every one of his players on the edge of the pitch at the final whistle Mackay turned round and thrust a clenched fist in the air and blew kisses to the home supporters.
"Cannot, though, ignore impression of great things fermenting around in young royal brain," she observes, "and sense that, at maturity, will rise up like ancient knight of Round Table thrusting sword in air and creating dazzling new order".
But the Octagon, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, was different not just because of its shape but also because of its flexibility: the acting space switches between in the round, end on, thrust and horsehoe, providing an almost unnerving intimacy between actors and audience.
Given the physicality of the tour she's set for herself, we're guessing her events begin with a round of squat thrusts followed by hot stone ankle massages for all.
A second-round 65 had briefly thrust Woods, winner of 14 majors, into contention but there were signs of rust in the final round, with the American thinning a wedge over the back of the 6th green en route to his first double bogey of the day.
In his absence, the Patriots are suddenly very young in the secondary, with the second-year cornerback Darius Butler and their first-round pick this year, Devin McCourty, thrust into prime roles.
