Theatre Production Timeline

  • Conceiving

    Director and principal designers are engaged by the producer.
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    Planning

    The director and the principal artistic and technical staffs share and coordinate ideas.
  • Detailing

    Designers show renderings of proposed design details.
    (Costumes, Scenery, Lighting, etc.)
  • Casting

    Casting director and director audition and cast the show
  • Approvals

    Executive director and Produces approve design decisions.
  • Directors' and Designers' Presentations

    Cast and artistic staff assemble. Individual designers present concepts for the production.
  • The First Reading

    The entire cast reads through the script that was mailed to them previously, once casting was complete and their roles secured.
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    Rehearsal Period

    Staging and Blocking of the plays physical action
    Direction towards accurate characterization.
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    Scenic Construction

    Construction of scenery and set pieces according to the scenic designers plans
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    Costume Construction

    Costumes are built according to the costume designer's plans
    Wigs are built according to the costume/wig designer's plans.
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    Production Week

    Lighting Designer/Technicians install light plot; work out light cues
    Scenery is loaded-in and assembled
    Props (properties) are added
    Stage make-up is added
    Costumes are added
  • Dress Rehearsal

    All production elements combined for final review and tweaking.
  • Performance

    The final result of all of the work..."a play"... is ready for public viewing. We add the audience. Without an audience, there is no play.