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    The document outlines the fundamentals of play production, including: - A play is a dramatic performance by actors on stage composed of a series of pictures carefully composed by the director. - Play production involves three stages: pre-production (planning, casting, rehearsals), production (performance), and post-production (evaluation). - People involved in production fulfill executive, aesthetic, and business functions. The executive group includes the production manager, stage manager, and house manager. The aesthetic staff includes the director, designers, actors, and playwright. Business functions include marketing, publicity, and box office duties.

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    The document outlines the fundamentals of play production, including: - A play is a dramatic performance by actors on stage composed of a series of pictures carefully composed by the director. - Play production involves three stages: pre-production (planning, casting, rehearsals), production (performance), and post-production (evaluation). - People involved in production fulfill executive, aesthetic, and business functions. The executive group includes the production manager, stage manager, and house manager. The aesthetic staff includes the director, designers, actors, and playwright. Business functions include marketing, publicity, and box office duties.

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    The document outlines the fundamentals of play production, including: - A play is a dramatic performance by actors on stage composed of a series of pictures carefully composed by the director. - Play production involves three stages: pre-production (planning, casting, rehearsals), production (performance), and post-production (evaluation). - People involved in production fulfill executive, aesthetic, and business functions. The executive group includes the production manager, stage manager, and house manager. The aesthetic staff includes the director, designers, actors, and playwright. Business functions include marketing, publicity, and box office duties.

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    The Fundamentals of Play

    Production
    A play is a dramatic performance by
    actors on stage. It is a series of
    pictures, which the director carefully
    composes. For the stage picture to be
    interesting, the director should work on
    the following:
    a. Picturization is what the director
    creates in every scene. It should be
    meaningful and should convey the
    emotional values and indicate the
    relationship of the characters in the
    play.
    b. Unity is the quality of picturization.
    The director should strive to maintain a
    balanced stage and to control the
    attention of the audience.
    c. Balance is like thinking of a stage as
    seesaw pivoted on the center line.
    d. Focus refers to the central point of
    interest that commands the attention
    of the audience.
    2. A play production involves the
    following stages:
    a. Pre-production, which involves
    planning, play selection, casting,
    meetings/discussion, set, props, and
    costume preparations, and rehearsals;
    b. Production, which is the performance
    stage; and
    c. Post-production, which involves the
    evaluation of the work done in the
    whole production.
    3. People involved in a play production
    fulfil certain functions: executive,
    aesthetic, and business functions.
    4. The executive group is composed of
    the production manager, stage
    manager, house manager, and their
    staff.
    5. On top of the executive, the
    production manager is responsible for
    the overall administration of the
    production.
    6. The stage manager serves as a
    liaison between the technical personnel
    and creative staff. He/she oversees
    rehearsals, coordinates all aspects of
    production, and runs the show in
    performance.
    7. The house manager, along with the
    front-of-house-staff, and ushers are
    responsible for the audience.
    8. The aesthetic or artistic staff is
    composed of the director, designers,
    actors, and if applicable, playwright,
    composer, choreographer, and musical
    director.
    9. The director fulfils an aesthetic
    function. He makes all creative and
    artistic decisions. He conceptualizes the
    play and communicates his concepts
    with the designers.
    10. The set designer is in charge of
    the set or the visual arrangement in a
    play production.
    11. The lighting designer’s job is to
    illuminate the stage and the actors and
    create mood and control the focus of
    the audience.
    12. The costume designer works on
    the clothing and accessories worn by
    the actors.
    13. Sounds designer creates special
    aural effects for the production.
    14. The business functions are
    performed by the marketing director,
    who prepares a marketing plan to
    make audience come and see the play.
    The publicity personnel advertise and
    the box office handles reservations and
    sells tickets.

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