Page 1: Introduction: I will be discussing the processes I would have had to go through in order to stage the production of Green Man Flashing in the Hexagon Theatre if I was the hypothetical Production Manager. I will be using what I have learnt throughout the semester about the technical aspects of theatre as well as various other source materials. I will be referring to the actual production. Production Manager Job Description: What exactly is a Production Manager (PD)? Also referred to as
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I’m often told by those around me that stage management sounds like an awfully complicated and demanding discipline. Yet I instinctively smile‚ as I know I love and continue to pursue roles in it for that very reason. It is this innate feeling that tells me that I want to work professionally in this industry‚ and I believe that this course will provide me with the necessary skills‚ opportunities and contacts to help make that happen. Over the past five years‚ I’ve spent a large portion of my free
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To Kill a Mockingbird Review Introduction. On the 28th April 2011‚ I went to see a professional production of To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee at the ’Blackpool Grand Theatre’. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird is set in 1935 in Alabama‚ a story about innocence‚ knowledge‚ prejudice and courage. In the beginning the main character‚ Scout‚ starts out to be a very immature child not knowing the prejudice times around her‚ as the story goes on she gains knowledge of these times by
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Theatrical property A property‚ commonly shortened to prop (plural: props)‚ is an object used on stage or on screen by actors during a performance or screen production. In practical terms‚ a prop is considered to be anything movable or portable on a stage or a set‚ distinct from the actors‚ scenery‚ costumes and electrical equipment. | Terminology The earliest known use of the term "properties" in the English language to refer to the appurtenances of the stage is in the 1425 CE Morality play
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The name of the play I watched was called Metamorphoses. It was located in the University Theatre in California State University‚ Dominguez Hills in Carson‚ CA. The writer of this play was Mary Zimmerman and was directed by Mary Herman. The actors who participated in this play were Gerson‚ Amber‚ Yesenia‚ Jonathan‚ Alex‚ Marilyn‚ Nikolai‚ Byronique‚ Jasmine‚ Jose‚ Krystija‚ Devonta‚ Vince and lastly Brandon. Also our Production crew who did a phenomenal job. Choreographer Marco‚ my wonderful public
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The scene where I would place this play would be at the Paint Creek Gold Mine in Cabin Creek‚ West Virginia. One of the main characters sings a song called “Gold for Fools” in the opening scene‚ so I decided to set the play in a gold mine to make the characters singing and emotion more relatable to the audience. It would take place during the late 1800’s because this was a major gold mining time in US history. The stage would have a large rockwall in the background to simulate the feel of being
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Drama Essay How theatre is made interesting by the way it is staged is by using a variety of techniques to intrigue viewers and audience members from just a platform stage and some actors to something unique and interesting. Grotowski believed to be interesting it did not need lighting‚ effects‚ costumes‚ makeup‚ props‚ costumes or scenery. This was regarded as poor theatre as funding was barely needed and stuck to its name still today. The minimal use of props meant that the same prop could be
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Through December 5th through the 7th‚ I performed in Thornton Wilder’s play of Our Town. The only sets or props that the actors or actresses used where folding chairs for us to sit in‚ umbrellas to hide Emily (Julie Dumbler)‚ and flats on both sides of the stage to hide the people behind them. The reason for the lack of set is so the audience can use there imagination of what the town of Grover’s Corner‚ New Hampshire looks like. All the rest of the props that the actors had to use were pan mimed
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The Stage Manager is a man of many roles. Usually a stage manager is part of the non-acting staff and in complete charge of the bodily aspects of the production. In Thornton Wilder’s Our Town‚ the Stage Manager goes well beyond his usual function in a play and undertakes a large role as a performer. In Our Town the Stage Manager is a narrator‚ moderator‚ philosopher‚ and an actor. Through these roles the Stage Manager is able to communicate the theme of universality in the play
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A Live Radio Show Script What follows are the first pages of the script. This sample will familiarize you with the style of the piece and how a radio play differs from a traditional play script. Holiday music plays. We’re in a radio studio. On the stage are two microphones and a sound effects table ‚hanging above all are Applause‚ On the Air and WBFR illuminated signs (at the moment‚ only the later is lit). Maybe there’s a window in the background overlooking a skyline‚ maybe it snows outside
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