1. Play Production Notes

2. Business manager  The person responsible for the financial arrangements of a production

3. Stage manager  The person who is completely in charge backstage during the rehearsals and performances

4. Scenic designer  A person who designs settings, costumes, makeup and lighting; also called a scenic artist

5. Technical director  A person who executes the designs of the scenic artists with the help of a crew

6. Prompter  The person who keeps the director’s promptbook and makes notes on cues, signals and so on

7. House manager  The person responsible for distribution of programs, seating of the audience and training of ushers

8. Producer  Finds the financial investors, hires the director and production staff, sets the budget and pays the bills for a theatrical production

9. Publicity manager  The person who handles the advertising and promotion of a play in the press, on the radio or in other media

10. Director  The person in charge of molding all aspects of production – acting, scenery, costumes, makeup, lighting, and so on – into a unified whole

11. Assistant director  The person who acts as the liaison between the director and the cast and crew and who takes charge of rehearsal when the director is absent

12. Properties chief  The person in charge of acquiring the props, storing them, arranging them on set, preparing the prop table, and giving the actors the props they need

13. Grip  A stagehand who moves scenery

14. Audition  A tryout for a position in a play

15. Promptbook  A script marked with directions and cues for use by the prompter

16. Reading rehearsal  A rehearsal at which the play is read by the director or cast members

17. Blocking rehearsal  A rehearsal at which the movement and groups on the stage are practiced

18. Working rehearsal  A rehearsal at which interpretation of the play is developed and words and actions are put together

19. Technical rehearsal  Rehearsal at which lighting, scenery and props are used so that changes go smoothly

20. Dress rehearsal  An uninterrupted rehearsal with costumes and props; usually the final rehearsal

21. Polishing rehearsal  The final rehearsal at which all parts of the play are brought together so that flaws can be worked out