The client wants the Production Arts team to put on a Contemporary Dance Show over two nights at Arley Hall & Gardens. On each night, there will be two simultaneous performances - one in the Gallery room and one in the Drawing Room. A total audience of 100 people will watch each night, with 50 people rotating between the two rooms at the interval. The Production team must develop a running order, source the necessary equipment, and assign roles like lighting technician. As the lighting technician, the student will be responsible for rigging, maintaining, and programming the lights under the supervision of the technical manager and assistant stage manager.

1. Arley Hall
Unit 8: Production for Theatre Performance

2. Introduction
The client wants the Production Arts team
to put on a Contemporary Dance Show
where the venue is being held at Arley
Hall & Gardens on Wednesday 12th and
Thursday 13th February 2014.
The Show is created from the work by A’
Level Dancers here at Priestley, where
there will be an audience of 100 people
(over 2 nights)
The watching concept of the show is that
there will be 2 rooms where the dancers
will be performing in the Gallery and
Drawing room. 50 members of the public
will be watching in one room as well as a
another 50 members of the public will be
in the next room watching the other
performers and when its time for the
interval they will swap round places.
Above is a picture of Arley Hall
where the show will take places.
Below is a picture of the garden at
Arley Hall where you can see all
its natural wild life.
Client Brief.

3. Floor Plan Of Arley Hall.
Questions.
1) Where will the
lighting desk be
situated?
2) Where will the
audience of 50
members be sitting
or standing in each
room?
3) Is there any fire
exits in Arley Hall?
GC1: Production Plans

4. The Running Order.
Wednesday 12th Feb Gallery (large Fireplace room) Drawing room (Piano Room)
1st Half 1. Verity solo 1. Emily P solo
2. Alice solo 2. Leah solo
3. Abbie W solo 3. Naomi solo
4. Megan solo 4. Jess G solo
5. Anna’s group (Evan, Elle,
Emily P)
5. Zara’s Group (verity, Jess C
Courteny)
6. Emily M solo 6. Holly solo
7. Mike & Lilly Duet 7. Jodie’s group (Anna, Emily P,
Amy)
8. Courteney solo 8. Lucy solo
9. Beth solo 9. Chloe solo
10. Georgia’s Group (naomi,
Mike, Becky)
10. Verity’s group (Zara, emily
P, Courteney)
2nd Half REPEAT REPEAT
GC1: Implementing Productions Plans

5. Thursday 13th February Gallery (large Fireplace room) Drawing Room (piano room)
1st Half 1. Verity solo 1. Laura solo
2. Lily solo 2. Leah solo
3. Megan & Abbie W Duet 3. Zara group (veriety, Jess C,
Courtney)
4. Beth solo 4. Jodie solo
5.Naomi group (Georgia,
Chloe, Kerryann)
5. Emily M solo
6. Zara solo 6. Lucy group (Leah, Abbie-jo,
Holly)
7. Megan solo 7. Mike solo
8. Georgia solo 8. Anna solo
9. Elle solo 9. Becky M solo
10. Georgia’s group (Naomi,
Mike, Becky)
10. Verity’s group (Zara, Emily
P, Courteney)
2nd Half REPEAT REPEAT
The running Order.GC1: Implementing Productions Plans

6. How the running order works.
It is based in to large rooms (Gallery and
Drawing room) 50 members will be situated in
each room.
Each Performer and group will perform there
dance piece.
At the interval you will be able to have a glass of
wine and then you will enter the next room for
the second half.
GC1: Implementing Productions Plans

7. Equipment needed.
The Gallery:
Item:
Zero 88 dimmer X1
Lighting desk X1
Selecon Acclain Fresnel X6
LED Par Flood X2
LED Par Spot X4
White Macbook X1
Mackie Sound Desk X1
Behringer Sound Card X1
Studio Monitors X1(SET)
GC1: Production Job Equipment List
The Drawing Room:
IEC dimmers X2
Lighting Desk X1
CCT Fresnel X6
LED Par 64 X4
LED Par Flood X2
Powerbook G4 X1
Studio Monitors X1(set)

8. My Specific Job Role
The job role I have chosen to do is a Lighting Technician where ill be rigging lights on
to booms, making sure all lights are working, checking if any maintenance is needed
and then channelling all lights into the lighting desk. I will also be ensuring all cables
leading to the desk are covered will gaffer tape just for health and safety reasons.
Colouring, focusing and plotting is also required whether its inserting Gels or using
DMX cables to plug into the back of the LED’s so you are able to manually change the
colours from the desk.
GC2: Hierarchical Structure
Here is the list of
the
responsibilities to
carried out
throughout
Wednesday,
Thursday and
possible Friday.

9. My Manager.
My ASM is JPS
and the
Technical
manager is
Jordan Simpson,
I was associated
in the Gallery
and then set up
all the lights on
the booms.