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Naturalism in stage design aimed for extreme realism, creating lifelike environments, and detailed three-dimensional settings that could evoke the characters' living conditions.

Kabuki stage design includes a hanamichi runway, revolving stages, and elaborate scenery and machinery.

Victorian stage design often consisted of elaborate machinery such as gas lighting, realistic scenery, and box sets representing rooms.

Renaissance stage design involved perspective scenery, the use of the proscenium arch to frame the stage, and elaborate painted backdrops.

Neoclassical stage design mirrored the architectural clarity and symmetry of the era, with painted flats and elaborate wings to provide depth, and a strict adherence to unity of time and place.

Characteristics of stage design in Greek historical period include amphitheaters, use of machinery such as deus ex machina, and minimal scenery.

Medieval stage design featured pageant wagons for mobile stages, religious and allegorical themes, and simple, symbolic scenery.

Postmodern stage design features a blend of styles, deconstruction of traditional forms, and the use of multimedia elements like video projections.

Roman stage design integrated scaenae frons, a decorated permanent backdrop for the stage, audience seating more focused on comfort, and elaborate machinery for special effects.

Baroque stage design featured lavish decorations, machines for flying and elaborate scene changes, and the use of candlelight for lighting.

Stage design in the Elizabethan period featured the Globe Theatre structure, elaborate costumes versus minimal scenery, and the use of the heavens and the trap for special effects.