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Stagecraft. 12 Areas of Stagecraft. Your Task. Over the next 2 weeks you will be working on a small folio of stagecraft ideas. You will be writing, drawing, designing and describing your ideas and concepts in response to certain stimulus.
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Stagecraft 12 Areas of Stagecraft
Your Task • Over the next 2 weeks you will be working on a small folio of stagecraft ideas. You will be writing, drawing, designing and describing your ideas and concepts in response to certain stimulus. • YOU ARE BEING ASSESSED on this so make sure you are taking notes and completing all set tasks!
What is Stagecraft? • Stagecraft is a combination of all the elements that create a show/performance. • These are the elements that bring the show to life and create a mood, feeling or atmosphere.
What are the 12 areas of Stagecraft? • D ramaturgy • L ighting • P ublicity • M ake-up/Hair • M ultimedia • S tage Management • A cting • D irecting • P rops • C ostume • S ound • S et
Props • All of the items that the actors interact with. • Can be sitting on stage or can be brought in. Items could include: flowers, sword, suitcase, glass of water, umbrella. • Sometimes props can be transformed into multiple objects.
Set • Defines the mood of the play and sets the context. • Lets the audience know where the play is set. Eg. A jail, the beach, a cinema. • Some plays have multiple set changes, where others use the same set/space for various locations.
Costume • What the actors wear on stage. • The costume of a character tells the audience about the characters personality as well as the context of the play. • Where and when the show is set.
Lighting • Lighting sets the mood for a show. • It can be used to highlight the action that is happening on stage, or it could be used to set the time of day/night. • Eg. orange/red could be sunrise or sunset.
Sound • Sound in a show can match the action on stage or it can be music that creates an atmosphere for the show. • Not all sounds are made using electronic devices, something the actors themselves make sounds.
Multimedia • Multimedia can include slideshows, movies and projections. • This could be used to set the location of scene or could be used to give the audience and the characters more information and detail. • Multimedia, when used well can enhance the audience experience.
Publicity • Publicity is use to promote the show. • It can include posters, tickets, the program, commercials (radio and television) presentations, fundraisers, anything that gets the name of the show out there to draw in an audience.
Directing • Directing is all of the movements and choices that the director has made. • Although the audience doesn’t see the director at work, the finished product is a result of all the directors choices. • Music, actions, emotions, the way lines are delivered etc.
Dramaturgy • A Dramaturge will often edit and revise a play script, they will adapt it and reconceptualise the play. • They often work with the director, cast and sometimes the playwright, providing contextual research. Eg. the time period the play is set.
Stage Management • This involves organising and coordinating the production. • This might include rehearsal schedules, runs meetings, organising auditions etc.
Acting • Acting involves the way the actor plays a character and their use of their expressive skills; voice, movement, facial expressions and gesture.