production

• Producer

  Oversees the overall aspects of the production, responsible for the financial and managerial functions, hires the creative staff, has power of casting approval
• Director


  Provides the overall vision and guidance of a performance, ensures all elements are unified and production runs smoothly, guides and instructs the actors
• Playwright


  Develops the concepts and puts them into script plays, the script forms the basis of the entire production
• Production Manager


  Oversees the crews for the sets and props, the sound and music, the lighting, and the costumes, manages the behind-the-scenes of the production
• Set Designer


  Designs and supervises the construction of the set, works with the director to note the flow of action and create a suitable ground plan
• Lighting Designer


  Uses colored lights or filters, as well as special effects to create the mood and atmosphere, plans and adds detailed notes on the script for the lighting crew
• Costume Designer


  Creates the actors' costumes or outfits that are suitable to their characters, looks into the time and setting of the script, considers the personality of each character
• Sound Designer


  Incorporates sound effects to create the right balance of sound, the tempo, and overall effect of the production
• Technical Director


  Oversees all the instructions relating to lighting and sounds, notes all the cues, errors, and other issues during technical rehearsals
• Stage Manager


  Oversees all the director's instructions, notes all the director's instructions in his/her script, checks the attendance and punctuality of the actors
• Choreographer


  Responsible for the dance steps that are suitable for the dance numbers of the production, choreographs fight scenes in accordance with the director's vision
• Makeup Designer


  Works closely with the costume designer, makes the actors look real and believable based on their emotions, age, personality as well as the time and place of the events
• An entire production also involves the business aspect, such as publicity, marketing, box-office, front-of-house duties, and ushering
• Visual elements of a play

  Stage setting, lighting, costume, props, composition and physical relationship of the performers on stage and with the audience
• Stage Settings

  Used to create an environment that will bring the script to life, includes the use of composition in art such as line, mass, color, form, and unity
• Lighting Design


  Contributes to the overall mood of the performance, functions include mood and illusion, structure and rhythm, and lighting motivation
• Costume Design


  Helps convey meanings, time periods and historical context, shows vital scenes and the relationship between people
• Properties/Props

  Stage props and hand props used as part of the scene setting, essential to convey a scene's objectives and to aid the actors in communicating a scene