The document discusses how to put on a successful play by following three principles: having a clear vision for the production, choosing the right team to realize that vision, and satisfying the various stakeholders involved. It outlines the pre-production, rehearsal, and technical processes and notes that the director, designers, technicians, actors and audience must all work together towards a shared goal for the performance to be a success.
4. Have a Vision . . . the Goodman is committed to producing both classic and contemporary works , giving full voice to a wide range of artists and visions. . . . By dedicating itself to three guiding principles— quality , diversity , and community —Goodman Theatre seeks to be the premier cultural organization in Chicago, providing productions and programs that make an essential contribution to the quality of life in our city.
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6. Have a Vision Choose a play Romeo & Juliet Contemporary Piece Musical Improv Situational Comedy Develop Vision for the Play Classic set in modern times Slapstick Humor Period Piece Minimalist
8. Pre-Production Before auditions and rehearsal, the director works with designers, possibly the music director & choreographer to develop the vision of the show. Set Designer Lighting Designer
10. Casting What Posting auditions Hosting auditions Call-backs Final casting Who Director Casting Director Choreographer Musical Director Hopeful Actors The right people for the part to build a good ensemble
12. Rehearsal Who? Director Actors Designers Stage Managers Voice Coach Rehearsal Pianist Musical Director Fight & Dance Choreographers What? Read through & table work Design Presentation Blocking Acting Dancing Singing
13. Mean While . . . Set is getting built Props are getting found and/or made Costumes are getting bought, rented, or sewn Lights are getting planned, prepped, hung, and circuited Sound is getting designed And hopefully Tickets are getting sold!
14. And back at rehearsal . . . Director is asking for more . . . Props are getting added . . . Questions about how the set will work . . . More Singing, Dancing, Blocking . . . Actors learning lines . . . Actors forgetting lines . . . Actors are remembering their lines but getting them wrong . . . There are notes about props, sound cues, lights, the way costumes work Someone’s got to be tracking and communicating all of this, right?!?!
15. Technical Rehearsal “ the costumes, the scenery, the make-up, the props . . . “ All elements come together at once for the first time on stage.
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Like inception
Like inception
Like CI We very slowly go through the show. Actors in costumes, on stage for 1 st time. Dressers helping with quick costume changes
Like CI Actors experience the set for the first time. Tech crew practices set changes in real time. Actors wearing costumes and making costume changes in real time. Lighting Designer sits in the house and writes cues SMs backstage on headset SM in house on headset Light Designer writing cues Sound designer setting levels Stage crew moving scenery, flying drops in and out ASMs spiking scenery, managing traffic control backstage Documenting it all!!!
