A producer's duties generally include:

 Hiring staff for the production, such as the director, crew, and,
sometimes, the cast
 Coordinating the activities of writers, directors, managers, actors, and
other personnel throughout the production process
 Raising money and setting the budget and size of a production
 Establishing management policies
 Approving major production changes
 Monitoring post-production processes to ensure accurate completion of
details
 Performing management activities such as overseeing budgeting,
scheduling, planning, and marketing
 Conducting meetings with staff to discuss production progress and
check-ins to ensure production objectives goals are met

Producers usually make all of the final business and financial decisions for a
movie, TV, or stage production. They may hire and oversee the staff, which
may include directors, editors, cinematographers, set and costume designers,
and more. They make sure that the production is on schedule, and they're
ultimately responsible for the final product.

Large productions may have several producers that are in charge of different
aspects of a production. For example, executive producers may oversee the
big-picture aspects of a production, while a line producer manages the day-to-
day aspects of a production.

A theatre director is in charge of the creative vision of a theatre

production. Their goal is to bring out the best performance from the
actors and tell the story of the play in a compelling way. A theatre
director also oversees creative choices on set, costume, and design –
though those decisions are made in conjunction with the other creatives
involved. Theatre at it’s best is a collaborative process and a theatre
director will put together a great team to support their vision.

A theatre director is a true “maestro” in the sense that they must bring
together hundreds of different elements in order to make a play work.
Directors bring a unique vision to a production and coordinate everything from
performances, stage design, blocking, sound production, lighting and more in
order to meld everything together into that cohesive vision.
The best directors achieve a singular effect so that every tiny detail in a stage
production harkens back to one idea, much like voices in harmony. With all of
these responsibilities, a director will often be forced to focus both on the
micromanagement and macromanagement “big ideas” in order to truly
achieve dramatic success.

Playwrights write the script of a play. Writing for theatre requires you to create the
essentials of the play: the narrative, the characters, the language, and the tone.
Plays can be a work of fiction, but there are also stage productions based on real
events.

Playwrights might:

 compose their own plays from scratch

 create plays as a result of workshops with directors and actors, on a particular
theme or to mark an occasion
 adapt existing works, for example films or books, into plays for the stage – it
might be necessary to depart from the original book in order to make a story
work as drama
 help recreate a play written in another language. Even if you don't speak the
original language, you might be asked to use a basic translation of the script
as a base, adding in the right wording and flavour to make the play sound
more natural and convey its themes correctly in its new translated state. This
is often called 'free translation'.

It is up to the director, cast and creative team to interpret the playwright’s text.

The demands of writing for theatre are different from those of a book. The sets and
staging, light and sound effects are often substitutes for description

A set designer is someone who is in charge of designing and creating sets

for films, television, and theatre (sets are the physical surroundings in
which all the action will take place during the production) .

Rough drawings and ideas from the production team are taken and turned
into realistic builds that include scenery, draperies, furniture, and props.
Set designers often work with directors, producers, costume designers
and other crew members.
Lighting Design in the Arts

Lighting designers in the arts create the light plot or outline for a show. They create a lighting
design that will properly showcase the performers and the setting, varying the design throughout
the production to meet the action on stage. Lighting designers typically do not manage the lights
during the show. Instead, they draft the cue sheet that an electrician should follow during the
course of a production. Lighting designers in the performing arts typically either work
independently on separate productions or as part of a particular theater or theater group

A costume designer is a fashion professional who is responsible for creating the look
and mood for actors and actresses in film, television and stage productions.

Costume designers create the look of each character by designing

clothes and accessories the actors will wear in performance.
Depending on their style and complexity, costumes may be made,
bought, revamped out of existing stock or rented. Their designs
need to faithfully reflect the personalities of the characters in the
script.

Costume designers create the outfits worn in movies, television shows,

or theater productions. If you are creative, meticulous, and able to work
under stress and deadlines, you could consider a career as a costume
designer. A degree in fashion design is often preferred by employers.