Unit 2

THE LEADERSHIP WITHIN ARTS ENTERTAINMENT

  • Executive Producer : The CEO of a movie studio , the theatre company, or the president of a network. They can also be a representative of the CEO or president; C ontributes/ raises the most amount of money to produce a live show, television program, or a film.

  • The Producer: Contributes money to making a production, raises funds, and secures rights/ royalties.

  • The Artistic Director : Oversees the creative side of a production, hires the director, hires the cast, and hires the production team.

  • The Business Manager: Handles the legal side of productions, contracts, licensing, rentals, etc.

  • The Director: Creates a vision and interpretation for the script; Guides the actors in performance and creating the staging for the show , film, or production. They are responsible for making the production happen.

  • Assistant Director: This crew member assists the director by leading rehearsals, working with the cast, and reminding performers of the director’s blocking/acting notes before he or she arrives for rehearsal.

  • The Stage Manager: The director’s technical liaison backstage during rehearsals and performance.

  • Light Designer: This crew member is responsible for designing, connecting, and operating all E.R. spotlights, fresnels, follow spots, etc. during a production.

  • Set Designer: This crew member is responsible for designing the set that will be used during a stage production.

  • Make-Up Designer: This crew member is responsible for designing and applying all foundation, eye liner, lip stick or gloss, blush, etc. to actors and actresses before a production begins.

  • Prop Master: This crew member is responsible for selecting, purchasing, and creating an inventory of anything a performer will physically handle on stage.

  • Costume Designer: This crew member is responsible for designing and sewing the wardrobe actors and actresses will where on stage during a performance.

  • Sound Designer: This crew member is responsible for operating microphones, speakers, music, etc. during a production.

  • Master Carpenter: This crew member is responsible for constructing the set.

  • Stage Hands: These crew members are responsible for moving set pieces on and off stage during scene changes.



  • Arena Stage: A performance space in which the audience sits all the way around the acting area.

  • Black Box Stage: A flexible performance space.

  • Downstage: The area of the stage closest to the audience.

  • Proscenium Stage: A performance space in which the audience views the action as if through a picture frame.

  • Theater: The location where plays, films, operas, or other live performances take place.

  • Thrust Stage: A performance space in which the audience sits on two or three sides of the acting area.

  • Upstage: The area of the stage furthest away from the audience.

  • Apron: The acting area of the stage that extends beyond the proscenium.

  • Audience: The group of people attending a performance.

  • Audience Etiquette: The established practices and behavior that reinforce the community experience of theatre for all who attend performances.

  • Batten: A wood or metal pipe from which stage lights, drops, and scenery are hung.

  • Ground Plan: A plan of the stage area at ground level as imagined seen from above.

  • House: Describes the audience as a whole or where the audience sits in the auditorium.

  • Sightlines: Audiences line of sight to the set and back stage area.

  • Stage Geography: Areas of the stage that are used to denote where a scenery piece or actor is placed (i.e. blocking cues).

  • Theatre Shop: A specialized workshop used to build and assemble scenic (Set) pieces required for a performance.

  • Wings: Areas that are part of a stage deck but offstage (out of sight of the audience). Typically masked with legs (curtains) and used for performers preparing to enter, storage of sets for scenery changes, and as stagehand work areas.

  • Actors: The people in a play or dramatic work who portray the characters.

  • Audition: The process by which a performer reads for a part in a play.

  • Cast: To select specific actors for character portrayal in a play or dramatic work. • Rehearsal: The repeated practice of a play or scene in order to prepare for the final performance. • Royalty: Money owed to a writer, record company, publishing company, etc. for use of copyrighted material. • Scenery: Onstage decoration to help establish the time and place of a play. • Choreographer: The person who designs dance compositions and arranges dance movements and patterns. • Costume: Clothing worn by actors to portray specific characters. • Cue: A signal for something to happen.

  • Dramaturg: The person who provides specific in-depth knowledge of historical conventions, sources, context and literary resources pertaining to a particular production to a director, producer, etc. • Drop (Back Drop): A large canvas or muslin curtain that hangs at the back of the stage setting.


STAGE DIRECTIONS


UPSTAGE RIGHT UPSTAGE CENTER UPSTAGE LEFT

CENTERSTAGE RIGHT CENTERSTAGE CENTERSTAGE LEFT

DOWNSTAGE RIGHT DOWNSTAGE CENTER DOWNSTAGE LEFT