Basic Principles of Theater Production

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Basic Principles of Theater Production

• Hegel Tsai

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Outline

• Director, Stage manager and Prompter
• Staging
• Cast Performing
• Crew
• Property
• Costumes and Make-up
• Lighting
• Sound effects
• Rehearsals

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Director

• Director
• Decisions
• Stage manager
• Monitor back stage progress
• Directors assistant
• Prompter
• Document EVERYTHING
• Present in rehearsals

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Staging
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Staging
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Staging

• Priority Audience
• Background of the play time and space
• Sets the tone of the scene
• Will go through several modifications
• Never Crowd the stage blocking

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Performing

• Poise Focus
• Characterization and Acting
• Eye Contact
• Projection and Diction
• Pace
• Ensemble
• Blocking

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Crew

• Property
• Make (find) props
• Changing scenes
• Precision
• Costumes and Make-up
• Measurements
• Find Costumes
• Thick make-up
• Efficiency

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Crew (2)

• Lighting
• Background
• Well balanced
• Must shed enough light on the performers
• Color Sets the tone of the (play) scene
• Precision
• Sound Effects
• Background
• Provide the audience with something they cannot
  see
• Sound Cues
• Precision

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Rehearsals

• Punctuation
• Warm-ups
• Note taking
• Rehearsals
• Blocking
• Movement
• Exploratory
• Performance

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Conclusion

• Dedication
• Participation
• Communication
• Modification
• Having Fun

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References

• Student Actor Objectives http//bms.westport.k12.c
  t.us/mccormick/rt/rtstudobj.htm
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• Stage Managing http//www.myoops.org/cocw/mit/NR/
  rdonlyres/Music-and-Theater-Arts/21M-606Introducti
  on-to-StagecraftSpring2003/F02D8137-4EFC-4DBF-9434
  -5ABFB060BD77/0/StageManualrev06.pdf