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| Collaborators: Set Designer |
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| works with models, two dimensional architectural drawings, computer programs, and verbal descriptions |
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| Collaborators: Costume Designer |
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| Works with two dimensional drawings/sketches, swatches (sample pieces of cloth), and verbal descriptions |
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| Collaborators: Lighting Designer |
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| Works with plots (two dimensional drawings), and verbal descriptions |
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| Collaborators: Sound Designer |
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| Works with snatches of melody, sound effects, and verbal descriptions. Creates mixes that he/she thinks would work for the given show |
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| Collaborators: Video/multi-media designer |
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| Being used more in the past 5 years |
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| Which two elements of designer were used from the Greeks and onward? |
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| Which element of design was used from the 19th century onwards? |
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| Which element of design was more recent, occurring in the last 50 years? |
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| What is the Director's most important job? |
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| 10 things the Director does |
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| Selects the script, researches world of the play, analyzes play's meaning and theme, select key collaborators, conceptualize production, realize concept - stay on track, cast production, rehearse and block, clock management, spiritual leader |
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| Greek Terms in Theater: Jobs of the DIDASKOLOS and the CHOREGUS |
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DIDASKOLOS - name of the person who assisted the writer in early Greek theater by giving instructions to the actors
Choregus - Chose the Didaskolos, charged with running and financing the productions from the government |
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| Describe Pelinski's Upcoming Production |
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| Stephen Pelinski will be a Guest Director for the production "All in the Timing." It will be a black box theater on a thrust stage and invoke the use of turntables so the audience can see all the action. Pelinski likens the performance to a carnival, originally estimated seating for 85-90 but now more in the range of 160+ |
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| First Designer Meeting Info |
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Main Goal: Arrive at/Create a PRODUCTION CONCEPT
This is where the designers meet and collaborate, listen to the director's vision and add input.
Can either be a wide open meeting with input from all or first the designers hear the director's input |
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| Second Designers Meeting Info |
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Main Goal: SOLIDIFY PRODUCTION CONCEPT
Present work done so far, see where everyone else is at, continue collaboration |
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| A light plot is a chart the electrician uses to hang the lighting instruments; due two weeks before the first technical rehearsal |
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| The first set design model is usually |
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| Colors: Hue, Intensity, Value |
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Hue - the shade of a color "What color is it?"
Intensity - how powerful a color is (saturation)
Value - the lightness and darkness of a color, changed by adding black or white |
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| What are the Primary Colors? |
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| Ten Things Designers Can Do: |
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| Select script, Read/analyze the script, Research the world of the play, Develop initial design idea, collaborate in developing production concept, prepare a first draft of visual and aural designs, solidify production concept, finalize designs, complete technical drawings/charts/plots/etc, supervise the realization of the designs |
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| THOMPSON THEATRE GUESTS First designers meeting |
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Participants: Stephen Pelinski, Andrea Barrier (costumes) and Stef Hanson (set)
Focus: not on budget but on vision for the production. Discussed layout and seating plans b/c show is being done in black box theater. Prop budget is $1000. 3 actors, 5 different one-act plays |
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| THOMPSON THEATRE GUESTS: Stephanie Hanson, Set Design |
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| Hanson almost always works on the models, sometimes makes two (one being the white model). White model is primarily used for spacing, Hanson easily puts in 60-80 hours of work. Set budget for "All in the Timing" = $3500 (Was $10,000 for Juno and the Paycock) |
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| THOMPSON THEATRE GUESTS: Andrea Barrier, Costumes |
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Director chooses time period for show, costume designer responsible for researching and incorporating elements of that time period into the theme of the show.
Average costume from scratch takes 50-100 hours to complete.
Costume shop employs 4-6 stitchers, two full time cutters.
Will employ minimum of 10-20 people for big shows
Costume designer works closely with lighting designer to ensure quality + sameness of color |
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| Lighting Design Information |
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- Actor often has 3 different lights illuminating his face and person
- 2 colors used for getting good skin color = warm (surprise pink) and cool (midnight blue)
- Database sheet/"Magic Sheet" - holds following info: light #, type of instrument, circuit, channel, lamp, color gel
382 dimmers in the theater |
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| List the ways to sell a show |
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| Direct Mail*, print ads and announcements, Radio/TV ads and announcements, Telemarketing, Internet, Word of mouth (free tickets, getting groups, invited dress), Billboards |
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| Which way of selling a show is most cost effective? |
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| Direct Mail - targets an audience who has already attended that theatre or bought tickets there. Can't just click away mail like you do with a popup. Some theatres/groups share mailing lists with each other |
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Average Ticket Prices:
Broadway; House Seats
Off-Broadway
Regional
Amateur
University
Grade School |
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Broadway 160; House Seats 125-500
Off Broadway 60-100
Regional 30-45
Amateur 12-30
University 8-15
Grade School 6-12 |
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| Difference between marketing and public relations |
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Marketing - attempting to sell a finished product
Public Relations - attempting to establish/develop good relations with customers and media |
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| The Dramaturge is responsible for |
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- Researches the way of the world when work was written
- Researches life of the author
- Researches other works of the author
- Anecdotal Information
- Pieces of Interest
- Textual Research |
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| The REP gets paid ____, and puts in ____ amount of work per show |
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| Out of all people, who do you most work with as a dramaturge? |
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| Director first, followed closely by actors. Actors may have questions about character (i.e. Pelinski in "The Hostage" wanting to know whether the story his character told was true or not) |
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| Kathleen Pirkl-Tague had to improvise in "Dancing in Lughnasa" and... |
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| wanted a good swear word. Came up with "Gobshite" aka "stupid shit" |
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| Historical Context of "Dancing in Lughnasa" |
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| Lughnasa is not a town (as people generally think) but actually a festival on the pagan Celtic calendar |
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| Why doesn't Juno and the Paycock end when Juno leaves? |
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| O'Casey wanted ending to be ironic/twist the knife. Empty stage symbolizes emptiness of Boyle's life |
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| Examples of cheerful, uplifting Irish plays |
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Da - protagonist attempts to expunge memory of dead father from mind; dead father is a ghost who follows him around
The Weir - cheerful play; at end, 3 people have formed a bond. Uplifting |
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