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Theatre Production. A collaborative class production. Key Concepts. Playscript/text Context Intended meaning Interpretation Production/ realisation Production stages/processes Stagecraft. Playscript/text. Refers to both a whole play and extract(s) from a play(s). Context.
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Theatre Production A collaborative class production
Key Concepts • Playscript/text • Context • Intended meaning • Interpretation • Production/realisation • Production stages/processes • Stagecraft
Playscript/text Refers to both a whole play and extract(s) from a play(s)
Context • The world of the play or the piece, from the immediate to ever-broadening perspectives • Historical context: referring to periods, eras or times, such as Elizabethan England or the period of World War II • Cultural context: referring to more general social mores or conventions which determine societal behaviour, such as weddings and popular entertainments • Social context: referring to aspects of personal life during a particular period, era or time, such as how people tended to relate to their family and friends
Intended Meaning • Refers to the intention of the playwright as well as the performance interpretation. The perceived intended meaning of the playwright may differ from the performance without the performance being considered “wrong” or to have failed. The starting point of all performances is the playwright’s intention. The end point is the intention of the director, performers and the enacted performance itself.
Interpretation The process of making decisions about the presentation/performance of a play, piece, and/or character. An interpretation is one example of how a text may be performed. There is no definitive or perfect interpretation of a text.
Production/Realisation • The production of a play or script assumes a performance before an audience, incorporating stagecraft appropriate to the chosen style. The realisation is the actual performance, as distinct from the planning, development ad evaluation.
The Production Process Producing a show
The Production Process • When putting on a theatre show there are many stages in the production process. • Pre-production - planning and development • Production - the production season • Post-production - evaluation
Pre-production - Planning and Development • Planning – the preliminary processes of preparing for a production. • Includes research, initial design concepts and the preparation of a production schedule and booking of a venue • Development – taking the initial concepts and ideas to the next stage. • Includes rehearsals, construction and organisation of props etc.
Production - Production Season • Bump-in • Tech and dress rehearsal • Performances • Bump-out • NOTE – there may be development between performances
Post-production - Evaluation • Evaluation of the relative success and/or failure of all components of the production and production process – considers audience response. • Evaluation of the ways specific stagecraft contributed to the production and achieved the intended aims
Stagecraft Components of a show
Stagecraft • The areas of production are called stagecraft elements, and each contributes to creating a theatre show • Acting • Directing • Choreography • Design – costume, make-up, sound, lighting, set, sound, props • Publicity and marketing • Production management and stage management
Production Roles The people who make it happen
The Director’s Role • Has creative control of a production • Manages creative side of the production process in collaboration with production team • Runs meetings with production team and actors • Works with actors, helping them develop their performances • Runs and gives notes during rehearsals, tech/dress rehearsals and performances • Runs debrief meeting and discussion with production team
Dramaturg The term dramaturgy comes from German meaning, ‘dramatic adviser’
The Dramaturg’s Role • Research the period in which the play is set to help the designers and cast get a ‘feel’ for the era the play is set in • Research the era in which the play was written and the world of the playwright – to help the director and cast get ‘into the head’ of the playwright to work out why certain characters, events and settings were used • To research previous productions of the play to help the director, designers and cast with their own interpretation • Research various aspects of the script that the director, cast, or designers either need more information about or are unsure about
The Set Designer’s Role • Conducts research based on initial concepts for set • Annotates examples of the set design from initial ideas/concepts through to final design • Constructs and maintains the set • Attends meetings with director and other members of production team • Attends debrief meeting with director and other members of production team
The Lighting Designer’s Role • Conducts research based on initial concepts for lighting • Annotates the script from initial ideas/concepts through to final design and lighting cues • Rig, focus and plot lighting • Attends meetings with director and other members of production team • Attends debrief meeting with director and other members of production team
The Costume Designer’s Role • Conducts research based on initial conceptsof costume • Annotates examples of the costume design/s from initial concepts through to final design/s • Makes and maintains the costumes and costume breakdown list • Attends meetings with director and other members of production team • Attends debrief meeting with director and other members of production team
The Hair & Make-Up Designer’s Role • Conducts research based on initial conceptsof hair and make-up • Annotates examples of the hair and make-up design/s from initial concepts through to final design/s • Acquires supplies and conducts hair/make-up trials • Applies hair/make-up designs and maintains supplies • Attends meetings with director and other members of production team • Attends debrief meeting with director and other members of production team
The Actor’s Role • Annotates script and conducts research based on initial ideas • Learns lines and practices character role • Attends rehearsals and workshops with the director and other cast members • Attends debrief meeting with director • To bring their character and performance to life, actors need to use: • Expressive skills • Involves using the voice, body, movement, gesture and the use of space. Basically these engage the physicality of acting through interpreting the character for performance • Compositional skills • Involves the creation of belief, and the specific intent/focus of the actor through the realisation of character. Basically these are the interpretative skills that an actor uses in the creation of a character
Which roles interest you? • Go to: • http://getintotheatre.org/job-profiles • Research three roles, relevant to our class project, which interest you • Answer these questions: • What’s involved in the role? • What aspects of production are they responsible for? • How might this change in a school production run by students?
