[MIDTERM] Producing A Stage Act

Question 1

This script reading should be for a basic understanding of the story. Who are the characters and what is happening in the play? This read is critical to having a framework of understanding of the flow of the action and an overview of the literature.

Answer 1

1st read

Question 2

This script reading is finding the details becomes more important. Where is the playset? What are the characters’ job? What happens in the play?

Answer 2

2nd and 3rd read-through

Question 3

What happens in the preliminary design meetings?

Answer 3

Preparation/compilation of prop list. The prop staff begins to do research on the various items needed for the show.

Question 4

Who are responsible in the Pre-Production script?

Answer 4

• Properties director
• Prop designers

Question 5

Who are the people under “pre-production”?

Answer 5

• Producer
• Playwright
• Director
• Designers (Scene, Lighting, Costume, Makeup, Sound)
• Assistant Director
• Actors

Question 6

• He finds or offers the means to produce theatre.
• He or she is primarily concerned with monies and as such seeks funds and usually finances anything that needs to be financed.
• He often carried the **role of publicist and basic business administrator. **
• He hires or assigns the director.

Answer 6

Producer

Question 7

• More than any other person, they work long before the production work begins.
• Their work is done before the process begins.
• They often **work with the production staff ** to better the script, otherwise they are rarely seen.

Answer 7

Playwright

Question 8

• He supervises all creative elements of a theatre production.
• He offers a production a quality of unity by filtering all other creative work through his own vision.
• He casts and rehearses the actors, approves all designs, and oversees the entire production.

Answer 8

Director

Question 9

• Is a creative person in his or her own right.
• A person who’s excellent in this has particular qualities and abilities. They must be able to visualize a production from reading the script.
• He must be able to subordinate his concept to the entire production. He must be able to combine his own concept with the director’s concept.

Answer 9

Designer

Question 10

They are the person who designs and supervises the building of props.

Answer 10

Properties designer

Question 11

These are handheld pieces by the actors during the performance.

Answer 11

Props

Question 12

He is a visual artist in his own right and paints the set.

Answer 12

Scenic artist

Question 13

They take the designer’s drawings and directly supervises the building and rigging of the set.

Answer 13

Scene shop foreman

Question 14

They design and supervises stage illumination. They take copy of the floorplan of the scene design and determines what kind of light will go where, what angle, and what color to create a particular effect.

Answer 14

Lighting designer

Question 15

They must be able to subordinate his or her concept to that of the director’s. Their main concern is to illuminate a character’s trait by what that character wears.

Answer 15

Costume designer

Question 16

They attempt to illuminate a character’s trait by using an actor’s face, hair, hands, and any other visible body parts. They try to change the specific look of an actor.

Answer 16

Makeup designer

Question 17

Their task is to find or create sounds and record them for production. Sounds can be integral part of the whole concept of the production, for it helps create a mood or atmosphere.

Answer 17

Sound designers

Question 18

• They serve as a main liaison between designers and the director.
• They also sets up for each rehearsal period before anyone else arrives.
• During rehearsal period, they prompt the actors and give any of his own input to the director.
• They also create the main promptbook for the stage manager; often they are the same person.

Answer 18

Assistant director

Question 19

Their main concern before the performance is to create a character.

Answer 19

Actors

Question 20

Who are the people in the production?

Answer 20

• Stage manager
• Light and Sound Board Operators
• Makeup Artist
• Costume Runner
• Property Master
• Running Crew

Question 21

• The person in charge of the technical rehearsals, dress rehearsals, and performances.
• They supervises all aspects of the performance, including the actors.
• They set the stage and makes everything ready before the performance begins.

Answer 21

Stage Manager

Question 22

• Their main function is to run the equipment.
• They take their cues from the stage manager during performance.
• Before the house opens, they check all equipments to see if it works.

Answer 22

Light and Sound Board Operators

Question 23

They supervises all aspects of character makeup during dress rehearsals and performances.

Answer 23

Makeup Artist

Question 24

Some playscripts call for a character’s change of clothing during the performance. They organize and manage costume changes.

Answer 24

Costume Runner

Question 25

With the help of the property designer, they assemble alll props used during performance. They are responsible to organize the props, set them out before the performance begins, see that the actors get them, and puts them away after the performance ends. They are assisted by the running crew.

Answer 25

Property Master

Question 26

They are concerned wirh backstage activities. They help run props and shift the scenery if needed. They also help set the stage before the production begins, help light and sound board operators check equipment, and help put things away after the performance ends.

Answer 26

Running crew

Question 27

The person in charge of designing, making, and fixing all the costumes for play.

Answer 27

Costume designer

Question 28

• This is crucial to the effectiveness and success of a performance.
• It goes beyond illuminating the stage and the actors to enable the audience to see clearly.
• It is used to capture and direct attention, build realities, and create the mood and atmosphere, among other things.

Answer 28

Stage lighting

Question 29

What are the major functions of stage lighting?

Answer 29

• Visibility
• Revelation of Form
• Location and Time
• Mood
• Composition

Question 30

Most plays are performed in enclosed theaters, where natural light barely gets in. As such, the first use of stage lighting is to ensure that the production and all its elements are visible to the audience.

Answer 30

Visibility

Question 31

The second function of lighting is closely related to visibility. The primary concerns of the first is to ensure that the necessary production elements are visible or invisible to the audience while this next function is revealing and altering the form and perception of the actors and scenery.

Answer 31

Revelation of Form

Question 32

Stage lighting is employed to distinguis whether the scene is happening indoors or outdoors, during the day or night. It helps create and indicate different locations and time settings during the entire play. They are also used to create heavenly bodies like moon, sun, stars, and meteors.

Example: Blue and white lights indicate right time; Orange and red lifhts can used to recreare sunset time.

Answer 32

Location and Time

Question 33

The ____ conveyed by the story does not only rely on the actor’s projection. It also depends on the lighting of the scene, Here stage lighting is used to augment the reality that is happening in the performance.

Ex: funeral = dark and somber lighting

Answer 33

Mood

Question 34

A dramatic, captivating stage performance has layers. Stage lighting helps create these layers. In this function, lighting is utilized to paint ot compose a picture onstage w/o the use of props other than excellent stage lights and lighting desugn.

Answer 34

Composition

Question 35

What are the controllable qualities of light?

Answer 35

• Intensity
• Color
• Direction
• Movement

Question 36

The ____ of light source can vary from near total darkness to painfully bright.

Answer 36

Intensity

Question 37

Nearly any ____ you can think of can be created through the use of lighting gels or electronic means. It can be a major player in creating a mood, as long as the designer is careful in choosing it so that it can coordinate with th costumes and set pieces.

Answer 37

Color

Question 38

This is the area from which the light approaches the stage. This is a major contributor to the function of modeling. Light can come from below, above, anywhere in between. Each combination of directions has its unique effect on the highlights and shadows produced.

Answer 38

Direction

Question 39

This refers to the changing in the lights whether it be a change in intensity, color or direction of origin.

Answer 39

Movement

Question 40

What are some other things to consider in producing a stage act?

Answer 40

• Blocking
• Rehearsing
• Performing