Technical Elements

Staging/Blocking: deliberate choices about where the actors stand & how they move on stage

Sound

effects an audience hears during a performance to communicate character, context, or environment

Lighting

Lighting: placement, intensity, & color of lights to communicate environment, mood, or feeling

Technical Elements

Costumes: clothing & accessories worn by actors to portray character & period

Props

Props: any article, except for costume or scenery, used as part of a dramatic production…any moveable object

                                                   

Makeup

Makeup: costumes, wigs, & body paint used to transform an actor into a character

Scenery

theatrical equipment, such as curtains, flats, backdrops, or platforms, used in a dramatic production to communicate environment

Jobs in Theatre

Crew-committee of technicians who work behind the scenes creating the scenery, costumes, props and so on.

Stage crew-the group of technicans responsible for building the scenery. During a production, this crew is in charge of any scene changes.

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Prop crew-the crew in charge of stage properties (props).

Costume crew-the committee in charge of costuming the show.

Make-up crew-the crew in charge of designing and applying make-up for each character.

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Sound crew-the group responsible for planning and preparing all sound effects needed for a production.

Light crew-the technicians responsible for planning, preparing, and running the stage lights for a production.

Publicity crew-the committee responsible for organizing and implementing all advertising for a production.

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House crew-committee in charge of printing tickets and programs and managing the box office and house during the performances.

Masking-any material such as curtains or scenery used to block an audience’s view of the backstage area.

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Set pieces-large portable pieces of the stage setting.

Stage manager-the person in charge of supervising backstage.

Playwright-one who writes plays.

Screenwriter-a writer who writes television or movie scripts.

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Director-person in charge of the artistic production of a play.

Producer-person responsible for the entire production, including obtaining financial backing, paying the bills, and hiring the director and creative staff.

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Set designer-this person’s job is to visually set up the stage in a way that gives life to the playwright’s words. hired to design the sets for a production.

Community theatre-a group of people who uses local talent of all ages to produce plays.

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Theatre teacher -an educator who specializes in theatre arts or drama.

Property master-a person who would help create the sets and find the perfect props for a production.