THE 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Light Plot, Stage Management
18 Apr 2016
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The 1101: intro to the practice of theatre - backstage. Lecture #1: intro production process & general timeline of a show. Production team: director, stage manager, production manager, technical director. Opening 1 year: book performance and or rehearsal space, secure rights for production, create preliminary production budget. Opening 6 months: hire staff or assign roles as needed for production. Opening 12 weeks (3 months: finalize rehearsal, and production calendar, set plans due (including groundplan for stage manager blocking and working drawings for construction crew, set build begins, write and submit press release to media outlets. Opening 9 weeks: update company website with show info, schedule publicity photo shoot, coordinate show ticketing system, dates, prices & number of seats (185, 175 seats in main theatre at ottawau) Opening 6 weeks: commence rehearsals of play, schedule costume measurements, schedule productions photo shoot/or archival video recording, rehearsal props due.
