WHO DOES WHAT?
SET DESIGN & ENVIRONMENT
COSTUME & CHARACTER
PROPS & PRACTICALITY
LIGHTING & CUES
100

This designer uses color, brightness, and shadow to shape mood and focus.

Who is the Lighting Designer?

100

The physical world of the play, created by the Set Designer.

What is the environment?

100

Costumes can show a character’s age, status, and this.

What is personality?

100

Any object an actor uses onstage.

What is a prop?

100

A signal that tells technicians when to act.

What is a cue?

200

This role organizes rehearsals, tracks blocking, and calls cues during performances.

Who is the Stage Manager?

200

Color, texture, shape, and scale all help the set create this.

What is mood?

200

Making sure costumes match the time period of the play.

What is era accuracy?


200

Furniture and decorative items that help fill out the world of the set.

What is set dressing?

200

Lighting that helps the audience feel comfort or nostalgia.

What is warm light?

300

This person designs and manages every object an actor touches onstage.

Who is the Props Master (or Props Designer)?

300

The set gives the audience visual clues about time period, genre, and this.

What is setting?

300

The overall outline or shape of a costume on the actor’s body.

What is silhouette?

300

The system used to make sure props are in the right place at the right time.

What is prop tracking?

300

Lighting that creates mystery or sadness.

What is cool light?

400

This designer uses clothing to show character personality, status, and era.

Who is the Costume Designer?

400

This design element helps make a space feel cramped, open, or intimidating.

What is scale?

400

Costumes must allow safe movement and these during the show.

What are quick changes?

400

One major responsibility of the Props Master related to actor well-being.

What is safety OR availability?

400

Focused lighting that directs the audience’s attention.

What is a spotlight?

500

This job requires the ability to collaborate.

What is ALL jobs in theater?

500

A recurring visual symbol or design element used in a set.

What is a motif?

500

Costume Designers collaborate closely with this department to create a full character look.

Who is the Hair & Makeup Designer?

500

This person works closely with the Props Master to ensure props are used correctly during the show.

Who is the Stage Manager?

500

The document that lists every lighting change in the show.

What is a cue sheet?