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Who’s Who in the Theatre? An explanation of the hierarchy of production roles in the theatre!

In your groups, put the following in order of most importance: Actor Director Producer Costume Designer Choreographer Set Designer Prop master Running Crew Playwright Lighting Designer Publicist Stage Manager House Manager

Answer: They’re all equally important in creating collaborative, good theatre! One job can not work or survive without the other.

Who’s in charge? PRODUCER: The producer is responsible for: Deciding which play/musical to produce Finding the money to produce the show Hiring the director, choreographer

Who’s in charge? Director: The directors is responsible for: Directing the actors and interpreting the script Coordinating the design and technical elements of the production Working with the choreographer in a musical.

Who’s in charge? Stage Manager: The stage manager is responsible for: Overseeing all backstage elements of a production Scheduling rehearsals Monitoring the script Supervising all technical staff

Who’s in charge? Choreographer*: The choreographer is responsible for: Creating the dances in a musical or play A Fight Choreographer creates the violence in a play or musical *choreographers are only needed on a case- by-case basis depending on the show

Designers Set Designer: The set designer is responsible for: Designing and overseeing the creation of a play or musical’s set. Working with the director to determine how the set should look and work Staying within the scenic budget

Designers Lighting Designer: The lighting designer is responsible for: Creating and overseeing operation of lighting effects Working with the director and scene designer to determine what lighting should be used. (COLLABORATION! ) Staying within the lighting budget

Designer Costume Designer: The costume designer is responsible for: Creating the costumes for the actors to wear on stage Working with the director to determine what the characters should look like. Supervising the costume crew who build the costumes to fit the actors.

Designers Props master: The prop master is responsible for: Creating any properties used by the actors on stage; a property is any object the actors handle (prop is short for property) Working with the director to find out what props are needed for each character in each scene

Designers Sound Designer: The sound designer is responsible for: Creating the sound effects the director wants in the play or musical Determining what kind of amplification will help the actors to be heard well by the audience Purchasing needed sound equipment

Who’s on stage? Actors: An Actor is: A person who portrays a role on stage Either male or female; acting is a profession and, like female doctors are called doctors, not doctresses, all should be identified as actors, regardless of gender

Who’s Backstage? Running Crew: The running crew is responsible for: Making scene changes throughout the performance Setting and preparing all props for each performance Working safely with each other and the actors

Who’s Backstage? Light and Sound Technicians : The light and sound crew are responsible for: Running all light and sound cues the lighting and sound designers created Making sure all equipment is running properly before each performance

Who creates the world? Playwright: A playwright is a person who writes all the words a character says in a play The script may only have the lines the characters say or may also include descriptions of the set and/or stage directions (what the actors do on stage)