ROLES IN A STAGE PRODUCTION

• Costume


  • Communicates the details of a character's personality to the audience
  • Helps actors to transform into new and believable people on screen
• Lighting


  • The act or quality of illumination or ignition
  • Purpose is to give adequate and proper illumination to the workplace, home, studio, theater, or street
• Makeup


  Cosmetics such as lipstick, mascara, and eyeshadow, used to color and beautify the face
• Script


  • The written text of a stage play, screenplay, or broadcast
  • Specifically, the one used in production or performance
• Most visible on stage in a theater production are the actors playing their roles. However, behind the scenes is an entire team whose work begins months in advance of the actual performance.
• Producer


  • The person who takes the play from a mere concept to an actual finished presentation
  • They choose all the team members and assign them their functions
  • Oversees the casting of the actors for different roles
  • Decides on major logistical matters
• Director


  • The overall artistic coordinator of the entire production
  • Like a conductor of an orchestra
  • They have a vision of the desired total effect and impact of the performance
  • Instructs and guides the actors as to the delivery of their lines and their positions and movements on stage called "blocking"
• Playwright

  • Forms the basic of the entire production
  • The initial concept or plot may be original, and developed into a play script
  • May be based on an existing story or another play which the playwright will then adapt to present in a new way
• Set Designer


  • Their task is the concept and creation of the physical stage setup
  • They build the sets that will simulate the world that the play's characters are supposed to live in
  • The set may be realistic and filled with authentic details
  • It may be minimalist, merely suggesting the setting with a few pieces of furniture or props and a simple background
• Lighting Director


  • Lighting is critical in creating the mood of each scene in the play, highlighting a dramatic moment, signaling the entrance of a character, focusing attention on a specific spot on stage, or even providing the blanket of darkness for set and prop changes
  • Coordination of lighting designer and set designer is highly important
• Costume Designer


  • Study the general setting (time and place) that the play is meant to take place in, as well as each character in the script
  • They decide what attire will not only give the audience a clear sense of the setting, but will also express each character's personality and distinct qualities
• Sound Designer


  • Similar to the lighting designer, they serve as a vital role in creating and enhancing the atmosphere of the performance
  • Sound Includes music both on stage and as background, which the sound designer may need to source suit the general time and play
• Production Manager


  • May walkie-talkie
  • Coordinates all the complex behind-the-scenes details of staging and play
  • Is tasked with overseeing the crews for the sets and props, the sound of music, the lighting, and the costumes
• Technical Director


  • Shadows the play's director throughout the entire production process
  • Carefully notes how each actor and every member of the stage need to be coordinated to bring the director's vision
• Choreographer


  • Included when a play involves dance in certain scenes
  • Not only plans out all the dance steps to suit the music but also rehearses the actors until they are able to perform the dance skilfully–while remaining "in character" on stage
• Makeup Designer


  • Brought in to plan the hairstyles and makeup to complement the costumes
  • Works their magic through the wonders of makeup, face and body painting, and hair coloring
  • Masks, wigs, and hair extensions, headdresses, and even prosthetics to alter their facial features/body parts may be employed