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Exploring theCollaborative Artistic ProcessCollaborative Artistic Process
in Drama through
JobsJobs &
ProductionProduction skills
©2006 EvaMedia
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What are some of the
jobs / careersjobs / careers in theatre?
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playwright
• person who writes a play
• also called a dramatist
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producer•arranges for funding •hires director &
production staff•sets budget•pays bills & salaries
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director• brings together all the
artistic elements of a play
• casts actors
• develops a ‘vision’ for the production
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cast
• a group of actors selected to portray characters
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crew• a group of people
selected to do the technical work of the production (lighting, sound, props, etc.)
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designer• makes sketches,
builds models, describes concepts
• instructs technical crew• collaborates with director
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How is a How is a play or film play or film
created?created?
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It is a Collaborative Artistic Collaborative Artistic
ProcessProcessthat takes a long time
& a great deal of effort from many people.
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First, arrangements must be made for
use of a script.This includes
financial considerations.
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royalties
• money paid to playwright or publisher for permission to stage a particular play
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script
• printed copy
of a play
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Then, the director analyzes the script & casts actors in roles.
Together they begin to rehearse for upcoming
performances.
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act
• a major unit or division of a play
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scene
• a small sectionof a play within an act
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language
• lines in a script • also: words, stage directions,
& movements (body language) used to tell the story
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dialogue
• two or more people talking
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monologue
• one person speaking
(called a soliloquy in Shakespearean drama)
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action
• what happens onstage to hold the attention of the audience
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plot
•story•sometimes called ‘action’
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conflict
• dramatic opposition (internal or external)
• also called ‘suspense’
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theme• message, meaning,
moral or lesson of the story
• basic idea of the play• not the same as plot
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character
•a person or an animal
•occasionally, an object or a place
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characterization
• putting together all aspects of a character
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motivation
• reasons for a character behaving in a certain way
• includes character’s past, present & future
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empathy
• the ability to relate to the feelings of another person or character
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discovery• a revelation• something that is
revealed about a character or situation in a play
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The designers designers & production crew production crew take care of the
show’s physical & technical needs.
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spectacle• visual elements:
sets, lights, makeup, costumes, props
• the “look” of the production
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designers & crew• design/build sets• hang & focus lights• find or make costumes
& props• design & create sound• create make-up
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A tech rehearsal is necessary before the
show opens to the public.
Things like lighting cues must be tested.
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During performances, technicians &
stage managers make sure everything runs smoothly.
When the run ends …When the run ends …
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strike• to remove props
from the set• to dismantle the set
after the production closes
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After the PLANNINGPLANNING, PLAYINGPLAYING (performing)
& RESPONDINGRESPONDING … those involved EVALUATEEVALUATE
to determine whether the show ‘worked.’
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But most of the time,the Audiencethe Audience
is the best judge of a show’s success!