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SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ILOCOS NORTE

Arts 10
Quarter 4 – Module 2:
Roles in a Stage Production

MELCS:
 assumes the role of a character as an actor/performance, or production
staff (director, choreography, light designer, stage manager) A10PR-
IVh-2
 analyzes the uniqueness of the group that was given recognition for its
performance and explain what component contributed to its selection
A10PR-IVh-3
 contributes to the conceptualization of an original performance 10PR-
IVd-4

Prepared by:

Daisylyn A. Lagatero
Teacher I
San Marcelino National High School
Arts- Grade 10
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Quarter 4 – Module 2: Roles in a Stage Production
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Arts
Quarter 4 – Module 2:
Roles in a Stage Production
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 What I Need to Know

This module was specifically developed and designed to provide you fun and
meaningful learning experience, with your own time and pace

The module contains:

 Lesson 2: – Roles in a Stage Production

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. assumes the role of a character as an actor/performance, or
production staff (director, choreography, light designer, stage
manager) A10PR-IVh-2
2. analyzes the uniqueness of the group that was given recognition for
its performance and explain what component contributed to its
selection A10PR-IVh-3
3. contributes to the conceptualization of an original performance
10PR-IVd-4

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 What I Know

Directions: This activity will assess your knowledge and skills on

conceptualizing your own performance.
Using a concept map, write words associated with “stage production “inside
the circles. You may add more circles if necessary.

Stage
Production

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Lesson
Roles in a Stage Production
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Welcome learners!!!
Let us explore about stage
production. Are you excited? So,
what are you waiting for?
Let the learning begin!

What’s In

Directions. Let us play a brain teasing fun game called “Word

Scramble”. Find from the untangled letters that would compose the
different stage production. The words could be in any directions as
long as the letters are all inter-connected. ENCIRLCE these words and
try to define each word identified. Write your answers in a paper.
s e e b d m e m o R
i e k a e n e r g M
g h t n y f s s t A
c t e e t u h e e R
f g c p c n e t c E
s b h l m e r d v N
a a n a t r e e n G
e c i y i c a s c I
w t c w c r t i i S
k o a r e s e g a E
e r l g h o r n n D
c s d h o d a e e P
h h i t n n l r r U
o e r r r o l b o E
r a e w e e a e s K
e k c y s r c a i A
o s t l t d h t c M
g p o a r a o i o A
r e r p e i r f r R
a a e s d s e u e B

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 If you have found the words
and were able to define each, that
would mean that you have the
basic knowledge on that. Below is
a discussion on the roles in a
stage production. Read it
carefully.

What’s New

Most visible on stage in a theater production are the actors and

actresses playing their roles. However, behind the scenes is an entire team
whose work begins months in advance of the actual performance. It is they
who support the actors and enable them to truly bring the play to life. While
the members of this team may vary depending on how complex or simple the
production is, below are the basic roles that most plays require.

What it is

Producer

 In a professional stage production, this is the person who takes the

play from a mere concept to an actual finished presentation. He or she
chooses all the team members and assigns them their functions and
oversees the casting of the actors and actresses for the different roles.
He or she also decides on major logistical matters like when and
where the play will be staged, the production schedule and in most
cases either finances all the production costs or else sources the
funds needed.

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Director

 the director is the overall artistic coordinator of the entire production.

Like a conductor of an orchestra, he or she has a vision of the desired
total effect and impact of the performance. With the play’s script
serving as “musical score” the director ensures that each one in the
production “hits all the right notes “to create cohesive, seamless
performance that will engage the audience.
 Throughout the play’s rehearsals, the director instructs and guides
the actors as to the delivery of their lines of dialogue; their positions
and movements on stage (called “blocking”); the thoughts or feelings
they are to convey through tone of voice, facial expression and
gestures. By the time of the actual performance, all these should be
second nature to the actors as they portray their characters on stage.
The director also coordinates closely with the set, lighting, sound,
costume/makeup designers, and the choreographer (if the play
involves dance) to create the envisioned total effect.

Playwright

 for a script intended for stage performance, the writer of the script is
more specifically called a playwright. The initial concept or plot may
be original, and then developed into a play script. Or it may be based
on an existing story or another play which the playwright will then
adapt to present in a new way.

Set designer

 the concept and creation of the physical stage set up is the task of the
set designer. He or she builds the set (or sets) that will simulate the
world that the play’s characters are supposed to live in. The set may
be realistic and filled with authentic details; or it may be minimalist,
merely suggesting the setting with a few pieces of furniture or props
and a simple backdrop. In either case, the set designer ensures that
the set will enable the actors to move about easily and naturally to
make their roles believable, and will truly provide the ambience on
stage that the director and the playwright intend.

Lighting designer

 Coordinating closely with the set designer is the lighting designer.

Lighting is critical in creating the mood of each scene in the play,
highlighting a dramatic moment, signaling the entrance of a
character, focusing attention on a specific spot on stage, or even
providing the blanket of darkness for set and prop changes. Colored
lights or filters may be used as well as special effects such as gradual
dimming or brightening, a speckled effect like sunlight through

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 leaves, or flickering lights. The lighting designer plans all these and
adds detailed notes on the script for the lighting crew to follow during
rehearsals and actual performance.

Costume designer

 the actors and actresses must look believable in their roles, and
much of this owed to the costume designer. He or he studies the
general setting (time and place) that the play is meant to take place
in, as well as each character in the script. He or she then decides
what attire will not only give the audience as a clear sense of the
setting, but will also express each character’s personality and distinct
qualities.
 The costumes may need to be designed and sewn to meet these
requirements. Or they may simply be assembled from available
clothes and accessories, with some additional touches created as
needed. For a modern or avant-garde play, the actors sometimes wear
regular street clothes with a simple prop, a mask or headgear to
denote the characters they are playing.

Sound designer

 similar to the lighting designer, the sound designer serves a vital role
in creating and enhancing the atmosphere of the performance.
Sound, in this case, includes music both on stage and as
background, which the sound designer may need to source to suit the
general time and place of the play, as well as particular scenes.
 Also involve special sound like thunder, birds, rushing water, gun
fire, passing cars approaching footsteps and the like.

Production Manager

 Coordinating all the complex behind-the-scenes details of staging a

play is the production manager.
 He or she is asked with overseeing the crews for the sets and props,
the sound and music, the lighting and the costumes
 It includes ensuring that all the needed elements, facilities and
equipment are not only available, but are in good working order,
properly catalogued and labeled, and safety stored from one rehearsal
to the next, up until the time of the performance.

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Technical Director

 Shadows the play’s director throughout the entire production process.

From the time the director presents his or her vision for the play and
issues instructions at every rehearsal, the technical director carefully
notes how each actor and every member of the stage, sound, lighting
and costume crews need to be coordinated to bring the director’s
vision to life- ensuring that every instruction is properly executed.

Choreographer

 in cases where a play involves dance in certain scenes, a

choreographer is included in the production team. Not only plans out
all the dance steps to suit the music but also rehearses the actors
until they are able to perform the dance skillfully- while remaining “in
character” on stage.

Make up Designer

 As the costume designer deliberates on the character’s main attire,

the makeup designer is brought in to plan the hairstyles and make up
to complement the costumes.
 The work may be as simple as making the actors look natural for their
respective roles- based on their characters’ age and personality, and
the time and place of the story but it may also be far more
challenging, such as transforming the actors into mythical creatures,
animals, a different nationality, or futuristic beings.

Actors

 delivers the script, work with the director to determine relationships

with the other characters.

What I have Learned

Directions: This measures your level of understanding about our discussion.
Guide questions are found below and use your paper for your answers.
PUNTO for PUNTO

Hello learners !!!This activity will allow you to further understand the
lesson. Questions with increasing difficulty will be given to draw ideas from

Guide Questions:
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 1. Name two other roles that are responsible for the physical appearance
of the different characters on stage
2. What is another name for the technical rehearsal?
3. Out of the many roles required in a stage production, name three that
are involved with the physical setup and mood of the performance
area.

Congratulations learners! You can now proceed to your next activity!!!

What I Can Do
To know how much, you have learned from the discussion about the
roles of stage production, fill in correctly the needed information for this
activity.

Name of Stage Characteristic Function

Production

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 Assessment

Directions. Multiple Choices:

Choose the correct answer from the given choice below. Write the letter of
the correct answer on a sheet of paper.

____1. Who is responsible in putting filters that may be used as well as

special effects such as gradual dimming or brightening, a speckled effect like
sunlight through leaves, or flickering lights?
A. Set designer C. Lighting Designer
B. Sound Designer D. Makeup

____2. Which member has the responsibility of dress rehearsals?

A. Stage Manager C. Producer
B. Technical director D. Male lead

____3. Which crew member have the responsibility of designing the look of
the show?
A. Set designer C. Lighting Designer
B. Sound Designer D. Makeup Designer

____4. The one who is responsible of script writing is?

A. Director C. Playwright
B. Stage Manager D. Producer

____5. What is the other name for the technical rehearsal?

A. Curtain call C. Run Through
B. Dress rehearsal D. Overnight run

____6. Which stage production shadows the play’s director throughout the
entire production process?
A. Producer C. Technical director
B. Dress rehearsal D. Director

____7. He/she rehearses the actors until they are able to perform the dance
skillfully-while remaining “in character” on stage.
A. Director C. Stage Manager
B. Producer D. Choreographer

____8. The person who takes the play from a mere concept to an actual
finished presentation.
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 A. Director B. Stage Manager C. Playwright D. Producer

____9. The concept and creation of the physical stage setup is the task of?
A. Set designer C. Lighting Designer
B. Sound Designer D. Makeup Designer

____10. Who is considered as the overall coordinator of the entire production

of a play?
A. Producer C. Technical director
B. Dress rehearsal D. Director

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Answer Key

What’s In
1. DIRECTOR
WHAT I KNOW
2. PLAYWRIGHT
Answers may vary 3. TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
4. PRODUCER
5. MAKEUPDESIGNER
6. SOUND DESIGNER
7. CHOREOGRAPHER
8. ACTOR
9. SET DESIGNER
10. LIGHTING
DESIGNER

Assessment
1. c
2. b
What I Have Learned 3. d
1. COSTUME DESIGNER 4. c
5. c
and MAKEUP DESIGNER
6. c
2. TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
7. d
3. SET DESIGNER, 8. d
LIGHTING DESIGNER, 9. a
SOUND DESIGNER 10.d

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M.SUNICO, RAUL. 2015. HORIZON Music and Arts 10. philippines: Tawid
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