Production Team  The director and producer work closely with the design team.  Design Team-those who will design and coordinate the production’s set, props, lighting, sound, and costumes  Together these people form the production team

Production Meeting  Go over notes from rehearsal report  Discuss technical needs or concerns  Present concepts and visuals  Set technical rehearsal needs  Set deadlines for technical needs and requests  Usually occurs once a week until tech week

Position Overview  Production Manager  Stage Manager  Director  Set Designer  Properties Master  Costume Designer  Lighting Designer  Sound Designer

Production Manager/Producer  The person who oversees the business details of a theatrical production.  Responsible for financial success and failure of a show  Financial management skills are crucial  The producer must be able to assess both the artistic merit and commercial potential of a play  Must be able to predict the audience’s reception of a particular play  Hires and fires the artistic team or designers  Can shape the overall artistic vision of the play

Stage Manager  The director’s technical liaison backstage during rehearsals and performance  Jobs  Attend and run production meetings  Assist the director  Prepare and maintain rehearsal space  Coordinate tech rehearsals  Run tech rehearsals  Call performances  Provide information to actors

Director  Must develop a production concept. This will provide:  Boundaries of a set  Define acting areas  Determine entrances and exits  Specify characteristics of acting areas  Place scenery, furniture, and props where actors can move around them  Mood  Theme  Environment

Set Designer  The person who develops the concept for and designs a set  Provides design to set construction crew  Set design is the hub around which all other aspects of the production design revolve.  Aware of:  Period  Environment  Mood  Theme  Additional information from the director

Designer Presentation  Find an example or key person for your area of design  Their professional background  Education and Theaters they worked in  How they influenced or made an impact on their area of design  A list of shows they have done  One visual/audio representation  Cite your sources!

Properties Master  Manages the prop crew  Prop crew is in charge of gathering and organizing props  Props may be rented, borrowed, bought, or built  Props include:  Anything the actors handle onstage  Furniture  Other items used to enhance the set

Lighting Designer  Decides what kind of lights are needed, where to focus them, and when to turn them on.  The lighting crew places them and runs them during the show  Set designers may envision specific lighting but it is up to the lighting designer for lights to be hung and what specific colors are used  Aware of:  Ground plan  Location  Mood  Time of day

Costume Designer  Design costumes or selects them from rental spaces  Works closely with the actors to determine movement needs  Must be aware of:  Character style and personality  Mood  Design and style of the era  Character relationships

Sound Designer  Decides what kinds of music and sound effects are needed and whether they should be live or recorded  Sound crew is responsible for collecting, preparing, and running the sound for a performance.  Fulfills three distinct functions  Amplifies speech  Provides special effects  Supplies music to enhance the mood and meaning of a play  Aware of:  Mood  Era  Special needs