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• Play Script : It is the starting point for the theatrical production.

  It is also the most common residue of production, since the script usually remains intact after its performance ends
• Plot : It is generally considered to be the series of situations and incidents through which characters move and thereby tell a story. The overall structure of a play
• Exposition

   The explanation of what happened before the play

  began and of how the characters arrived at their

  presentation
• Initial Incident

   This opens the plot. It is the first important event to

  take place on the stage, and point from which the

  rest of the plot develops.
• Rising Action

   The series of events which builds excitement toward

  the most dramatic scene of the play
• Falling Action

   The series of events following the major climax, may

  be drawn out or condensed, but it must always

  sustain the audience interest until the final curtain

  falls
• Characters

   the actors and actresses in the drama

   the character whom we want to win the conflict or

  solve the major problem in a play is called

  protagonist, and the person opposing him is the

  antagonist
• Setting

   It refers to the place where the action occur.

   The scenery and the physical elements that appear

  on the stage to verify the author’s stage direction.

  3 kinds of SETTING

   elaborate setting

   very simplified

   strange mound
• Dialogue

   It is the speeches that the characters use to advance

  the action

   It is the conversation of two or more characters in a

  play
• Spectacle

   encompasses all the visual elements of a production

   The movements and spatial relations of characters,

  lighting, settings, costumes, and properties.
• Thought

   It includes the themes, arguments, and overall

  meaning of the action
• Production Manager

   The overseer of the production. He is the

  responsible for the morale of the people in the

  production and must help them work together fort

  the success of the play

   The nominal head of the “house”(that part of a

  theater which is the domain of the audience). He

  keeps in close touch with ticket selling, advertising,

  seating, and other business procedures.
• The Director

   The director is the person upon whom the success

  or failure of the play most largely depends.

   He is responsible for the unification of all

  production elements. He must be able to delegate

  authority to the backstage crew, for example, in

  order to be out front during rehearsals and the

  performance.

   Ideally, he should be an excellent actor, scenic artist

  and stage mechanic, able to handle equipment and

  human beings with equal skill.
• The Assistant Director

   A person whom the director finds congenial and

  students respect. He will serve as a liaison officer

  between the director, cast, and crew, taking charge

  of rehearsals in the absence of the director.
• The Prompter

   This position should be held by a dependable

  student who will attend every rehearsal. During

  rehearsals, under the supervision of the director, the

  prompter may hold the director’s promptbook and

  make some of the penciled notes on moves and

  business, light, and sound cues, and warning signals.
• The Scenic Designer/Artist

   The scenic artist, or the designer, usually designs the

  settings and the costumes and plans the lighting .

   Though his designs may be simple or complex. They

  must always serve the function of giving the play

  visual dimensions in harmony with the aims of the

  director.
• The Technical Director (2)

   The person who executes the designs of the scenic

  designer with the ssistance of a crew for building

  setd, painting drops, creating costumes, and hnaging

  lights.
• The Stage Manager (2)

   Aided by his stage crew, he takes complete charge

  backstage during rehearsals and performances. In

  some cases he and his crew act both as the stage

  carpenters who build the set and as the “grips’ who

  change the scenery.

   He also keeps the promptbook containing all cues

  and effects. He makes up cue sheets or charts

  containing the cues for lights, sound, and curtain.
• The Backstage Assistants

   The property-man and his assistants procure the

  furniture and props, in accordance with the

  designer’s plan, store them backstage, arrange

  them, and give the hand props to the actors

  backstage just before entrances.
• Business Manager

   He is responsible for the financial arrangements of

  the production.

   He is in charge of all funds, pay all bills, and handle

  the printing and selling of tickets.

   He and the PM should gauge probable receipts and

  achieve a reasonable profit by watching production

  and publicity expenses.
• The Advertising Man

   He must promote the show in the school. Good

  publicity is vital to the financial success of the play.
• The House Manager

   He is responsible for the seating and comfort of the

  audience, the competence and charm of the ushers,

  and the distribution of the programs.