Download Who*s Who in the Theatre?

What does “Theatre” mean to
you???
Why/How has Theatre lasted
this long?
Why is Theatre important??
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
 Finding
 Hiring
which play/musical to produce
the money to produce the show
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
 The
Manager:
stage manager is responsible for:
 Overseeing
all backstage elements of a
 Scheduling
rehearsals
 Monitoring
the script
 Supervising
all technical staff
production
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 caseby-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
 The
Designer:
lighting designer is responsible for:
 Creating
effects
and overseeing operation of lighting
 Working
with the director and scene designer
to determine what lighting should be used.
(COLLABORATION! )
 Staying
within the lighting budget
Designer
 Costume
 The
Designer:
costume designer is responsible for:
 Creating
on stage
the costumes for the actors to wear
 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
 The
master:
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
 The
Designer:
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
 The
Crew:
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)