Play Production

Roles and process

Roles
Directors

Roles
Michael Scott Mitchell,
Head of Undergraduate studies. Head of Design.

Designers 3rd year 1st year

Roles
Nick Day
NIDA Production manager. Head of Production Craft.

Venue Supervisors

Roles
Mikkel Mynster
Head of (Technical) Production.

Technical supervisors 3rd year

Production Stage Manager (PSM). Lighting Designer. Sound Designer. Technical Manager.

Roles
(Technical) Production continued 2nd year
Deputy Stage manager. Lighting Designer. Sound Technician. A.V. Technician. Assistant Stage Manager. Lighting Assistant. Sound Assistant. A.V. Assistant. Show Crew.

1st year

Roles
Todd Arthur
Head of Properties.

3rd year
Supervisors.

1st year
Prop Makers. Prop Assistants.

Roles
Fiona Reilly
Head of Costume.

3rd Years
Costume Supervisors. Costumiers.

1st Years
Costumiers. Costume Assistants.

Roles
Tony Peirce
Head of Sets.

Production Process
The Matrix. Utopian Ideal.
Production differences / similarities.

Process
Week -18 +
Designer/director creative direction.

Week -18
Concept development.

Concept development
Week 17
Concept presentation Head of Design.

Week 16
White card construction. Discussions with production manager and Heads Of (production) Departments, re design features specials etc.

Models
Week -15
Present Whitecard to HODs. Director and HODs white card approval. LX design discussions commence.

Week -14/13
Build finished model. Complete construction, costume and prop drawings.

Presentation
Week 12
Present finished model at commencement of week. Design documentation.

Week -11
Complete Documentation and present to HODs and Supervisors at end of week.

Costing
Week -10
Design discussion and clarification facilitating costing process. Supervisors draft budgets and consult with designers to reach budget resolution as required.

Approval
Week -9
Design discussion and clarification facilitating costing process. Final design and costing to be signed off by conclusion of week. Supervisors order bulk materials.

Pre-Production
mid semester break. (typical) Week 8
Design presentation to cast and crew.

Week -7
Preproduction workshops, rehearsal room, production team.

Rehearsal week 1
Week -6
Meet and greet, full cast ad crew. Full workshop crews commence. Rehearsals commence. Director confirms final costume designs and amendments to set design. Weekly production meetings commence.

Rehearsal weeks 2-3

Weeks - 5
Rehearsal continues. Director confirms final props list. Weekly production meetings continue. Cue synopsis due LX & Sound.

Week - 4

Rehearsal week 4
Week 3
Rehearsals continue. Tech bump in may commence. Final drawings, LX, AV, Sound. APRA Deadline. Production meetings?

Bump in / Rehearsal week 5

Week -2
Full Bump-in commences. Production meetings? Show props delivered to rehearsal room. Stage management, master move and plot.

Tech week / Rehearsal week 6

Week 1
Plot & Technical rehearsals. Full show crew commences, crew allocations made. Design notes to supervisors.

Performance Week
Week 0
Show crews on call. PSM, Supervisors, HODs & Store Manager discuss Bump out. Bump out schedule/call sheet published.

Bump out week

Week +1
Props returned / disposed of. Costumes cleaned /returned. Set bumped out & stored / disposed of. LX, AV, Sound returns . Venue returned to Standard Rig. All Departments, Budget reconciliation with Production Manager.