Leadership and
Artistic Team
Artistic Team
This person is in charge of the money, envisions the production, and hires the director
Who is the Producer?
They are in charge of the movement and coordination of set, props, and costume pieces throughout the show's run.
Who is the Run Crew?
These are three warm colors. Typically thought of as dynamic and intense.
What are Red, Yellow, and Orange?
It is the most common type of stage.
What is Proscenium?
This is the word for a spoken line, a movement, or a moment that indicates that the next action must occur.
What is a cue?
This person shares their vision with the artistic team. They also lead the actors in blocking and characterization.
Who is the director?
They move set pieces and curtains during the show.
Who are Stage Hands?
These are three cool colors. Typically thought of as calming.
What are green, blue, and purple?
It is the type of stage that has a proscenium arch, but extends out into the audience which surrounds it on three sides.
What is a Thrust Stage?
What is the run?
This person contextualizes the world of the play and can create program notes.
Who is the Dramaturg?
This person is in charge of all things dealing with the audience.
Line, Shape, Color, Texture, and Mass are parts of this.
What are design elements?
It is a type of stage where the audience is seated on all 4 sides.
What is an arena stage? Or Theatre in the Round?
This is the transparent color medium that goes in a lighting instrument to produce different colors.
What is a Gel?
Who is the Stage Manager?
This person is in charge of creating or finding all of the small, handheld items that will be on stage or with the actors, like a cup or an umbrella.
Who is the Props Manager?
These tones can be described as presenting a sense of dignity and seriousness.
What are dark colors?
This is the most intimate type of theatre space, where the audience, actors, and stage equipment are closest together.
This is the term used for a blueprint of where the lighting instruments are hung, which direction they point in, what color they are, and their intensity throughout the show.
What is a Light Plot?
Who is the Technical Director?
This person is in charge of creating or finding all items actors must wear.
Who is the Costume Designer?
What are masculinity and strictness?
The type of stage set that is made up of several scenic units that can be moved about the stage, turned, and interchanged to create several settings.
What is a Unit Set?
When you want to make sure the costume, set, and light design all match and compliment one another to create a cohesive design, it's called this.
What is Unity?