5. Step 2: Assembling the
Artistic Team
(approx. 6–9 months
before production)
6. Whom do you need?
Director
Scenic Designer
Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
Sound Designer
Projections/VideoDesigner
7. If it’s a musical, also the:
Music Director
Choreographer
Band
8. Step 3: Assembling the
Technical Team
(approx. 6–9 months
before production)
9. Whom do you need?
Production Manager
Stage Manager
Technical Director
10. Step 4: Creating the Concept,
Vision, or point-of-view
of the production
(approx. 6–9 months
before production)
11. • What is the message of
the play?
• What is the message of
theproduction?
• How can the designs
visually represent this?
12. Step 5: Casting the Actors
(approx. 6 months before
production)
13. Experience – Can they
command the stage?
What would the role look
like THROUGH this person?
Chemistry
Special needs of the play
(This process can require
several auditions/callbacks)
17. What happens during
tech?
First time on the set
Create lighting, sound,&
projection/video cues in a
cue-to-cue run-through
Add in costumes, practice
quick changes
19. What happens during runs?
Stage Manager is in
charge of the production
Director and designers leave
20. Stage Manager reports every
night
How the performance
went
How the audience
responded
Changes or concerns for
the next performance
21. At the end of the run:
Designers/technicians
have turned infinances
PR/Marketing sends out
a packet containing all
of the reviews
On to the next project!
