Parts of a Play
The person in charge of hiring the director.
Who is the producer?
This type of design creates the set, scenery, and look of the stage.
What is set design?
A costume designer would have knowledge of this to create realistic/believable period costumes.
What is fashion history?
This person creates the vision for the show and works with designers, actors, and the stage manager.
Who is the director?
This Shakespearean tragedy about two "star-crossed lovers" is one of the most famous of his plays.
What is Romeo and Juliet?
This person oversees all of the technical aspects of the show.
Who is the technical director?
This kind of design involves finding or creating sounds and sound effects for a play.
What is sound design?
In the beginning of a script there is a short paragraph telling the reader where and when a play takes place. It has the same name in books and literature.
This person designs the scenery of a play.
JHS is presenting this musical in December.
What is Shrek: The Musical?
This piece of a production is made of the set pieces on stage.
What is the scenery?
This kind of design involves creating the look of costumes, makeup, and hair/wigs for a show.
What is costume design?
A designer might use these set pieces to show the audience that a show takes place in medieval castle.
What are stone walls?
This person designs the costumes, makeup, and hair for the performers of the show.
Who is the costume designer?
This classic Greek tragedy has been re-told many, many times, most recently as the musical "Hadestown."
What is the story of Orpheus and Eurydice.
This part of a play is made of what each character wears.
What are the costumes?
This kind of design involves creating or finding all of the props for a play.
What is prop design?
A costume designer might use these in female characters to show that a play takes place in the 1800s.
What are hoop skirts?
These people are in charge of building the scenery before the show. They also move set pieces during performances.
Who is the set crew?
This super-famous musical features a character from U.S. History who is determined to "not throw away my shot."
What is Hamilton?
This part of the play can affect the mood, emphasize a character, or show time of day.
What are the lights?
This kind of design work involves creating programs and/or posters, as well as community outreach. The goal is to get as many people as possible to purchase tickets to a show.
What is marketing?
A lighting designer often turns the lights on the stage a soft blue to show the progression of this. As in going from day to evening.
What is time?
This person is in charge of running the show from backstage. They relay all cues for light, sound, and set changes. They handle tech issues and emergencies, and in general, makes sure the performance goes smoothly.
Who is the stage manager?
This Shakespearean tragedy featured in the story "The Lion King" is about a young prince whose murderous uncle is trying to marry his mom.
What is Hamlet?