Basic Principles of
Theater Production
Hegel Tsai
Hegel Tsai 2010/11/09
+ KP's Theatre Class
Outline
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Director, Stage manager and Prompter
Staging
Cast: Performing
Crew:
Property
 Costumes and Make-up
 Lighting
 Sound effects
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Rehearsals
Director
 Director
 Decisions
 Stage
manager
 Monitor
back stage progress
 Director’s assistant
 Prompter
 Document
EVERYTHING
 Present in rehearsals
Staging
Staging
Staging
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Priority: Audience
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Background of the play: time and
space
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Sets the tone of the scene
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Will go through several modifications
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Never Crowd the stage: blocking
Performing
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Poise & Focus
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Characterization and Acting
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Eye Contact
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Projection and Diction
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Pace
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Ensemble
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Blocking
Crew
 Property
 Make
(find) props
 Changing scenes
 Precision
 Costumes
and Make-up
 Measurements
 Find
Costumes
 Thick make-up
 Efficiency
Crew (2)
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Lighting
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Background
Well balanced
Must shed enough light on the performers
Color: Sets the tone of the (play) scene
Precision
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Background
Sound Effects
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Provide the audience with something they
cannot see
Sound Cues
Precision
Rehearsals
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Punctuation
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Warm-ups
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Note taking
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Rehearsals
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Blocking
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Movement
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Exploratory
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Performance
Conclusion
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Dedication
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Participation
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Communication
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Modification
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Having Fun
KP’s Theatre Class
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(video) (website)
Character –
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Lines, stage directions, dialogue
Ask questions about his/her
background, surroundings,
everything about him/her.
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 Non-verbal
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language
walk (leading center)
Leban movement; direct, heavy
movement
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More about blocking
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KP's Theatre Class - Stage Directions.mp4
(blocking, open position,
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KP's Theatre Class - Blocking.mov.mp4
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KP’s Theatre Basics: Composition
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Stage Lighting
The College Theatre
References
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Student Actor Objectives
http://bms.westport.k12.ct.us/mccormick/rt/rtstudobj
.htm
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舞台設計與燈光設計概述
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Stage Managing
http://www.myoops.org/cocw/mit/NR/rdonlyres/
Music-and-Theater-Arts/21M-606Introduction-toStagecraftSpring2003/F02D8137-4EFC-4DBF-94345ABFB060BD77/0/StageManualrev06.pdf