the person who acts as the liaison between the director & cast/crew & who takes charge of the rehearsal

when the director is absent

the person who is responsible for the financial arrangements of a production

a person who designs dance for the stage

the person who writes music

the person who directs an orchestra and cues onstage performers

the person who makes, sells, or rents costumes as for theatrical productions

the person in charge of modeling all production parts( acting, scenery, costumes, lighting, etc) into a unified whole.

a literary advisor for a theater, who works with playwrights, selects and edits scripts, etc...

the assistant who helps actors with costume changes and who helps care for the costumes

stage hands who raise and lower flown scenery and draperies

stagehand who moves scenery

the person responsible for distribution of programs, seating of the audience, and training of the ushers

a person who works with the director, set designer, costume designer and sometimes the sound designer

and choreographer to create an overall look for the show in response to the text

the person who operates the lights during the show

the person who writes words to music

the person who finds financial investors, hires director & production staff, sets budget, & pays bills for the show

the person who keeps the director’s promptbook and makes notes on cues, signals, etc...

stage hands who check properties in and out so they are set or struck.

assistant to the properties chief

person who is in charge of acquiring the props, storing them, arranging them on set, preparing the prop table

and giving the actors the props they need

person who handles the advertising and promotion of a play in the press, on the radio and in other media

person who designs settings, costumes, makeup and lighting, also called a designer

person who designs the set of the show

stage hands responsible for setting and striking the finishing touches on a set

the person who determines what sound fx and background music are needed and creates and records the sounds.

person who is completely in charge backstage during the rehearsals and performances

a person who executes the design of the scenic artist with the help of a crew

person responsible for creating the costume plot & for caring for costumes during production

a tryout for a position in a play

an invitation to an actor to return for a second audition

to be chosen to play a specific role in a play; the group of actors who take the roles in a play

to cast a show by choosing actors who fit a particular character type

auditioning with a script that you have not had the opportunity to read before the audition

casting without regard to race or ethnicity of the characters or actors

to speak or act without a script

casting that ignores the general conventions of casting by type

a part in a play

the text of a play

someone who learns a role for the purpose of performing in the absence of the actor cast in that role

For professional, nonunion actors OR for entire school student body

For professional union actors OR for certain school members only

May used rehearsed material, such as a memorized monologue

The actor reads from unfamiliar material and tries to use imagination and feeling

Rehearsal at which the play is read by the director or by members of the cast

a rehearsal at which the movement and groupings on the stage are practiced

rehearsal where interpretation of the play is developed and words and actions are put together

final rehearsal at which all parts of the play are brought together so that flaws can be worked out

Rehearsal at which lighting, scenery, and props are used so that changes go smoothly

an uninterrupted rehearsal with costumes and props; the final rehearsal before the 1st performance.

 furniture, TVs, usually large pieces that are part of the scene

for a particular character and small enough to fit in one’s pocket (matches, coins, glasses, etc..)

usually bigger than personal props, but handled by an actor (book, suitcase, cups, etc…

Not used by the actors but placed to make the set look more real (books on the shelf that the actor DOESN’T touch, picture frames, knickknacks, etc…)