Congratulations! You've been hired to design your first show! Now what? What should you expect at each step of the process? How do you prepare for meetings with the director? What kind of information do you need to get to the Production staff? How do I get my ideas out of my head and onto paper (and ultimately onto the stage?)
This section will help you answer these questions and more! I have divided it into three main sections:
This section will help you answer these questions and more! I have divided it into three main sections:
- The Design Process: From the moment that you first have a script in your hand to the point that you show up to the theatre for the first time.
- Lighting for Dance: Many of the steps outlined in the Design Process section hold true here as well, but there are some nuances to designing for Dance that it warrants a special section.
- The Production Process: This section details how the light plot is installed in the theatre, and the steps that you take during focus, Technical and Dress rehearsals.