Behind the Scenes

One week until opening night! So, what is going on behind the scenes to put on this play? There are a variety of crew jobs that had to be fulfilled in order to pull off the performance. Here is a list of all the jobs and what they involve:

Director: The director is the mastermind behind the production. Our director, Ms. Visser, supervises everything relating to the play, from rehearsals to keeping track of the crew's progress. She also tells the actors what to do. They are not simply saying their lines, they have to know how to say their lines, what to do with their bodies, and which side of the stage they should be coming from.

View from backstage

Stage Manager: The stage manager is second in command to the director. They also supervise and keep track of everything involving the play.

Stage manager Lucy B. and assistant stage manager Isobel K. 

Set Design: These people design the set. They plan out and help make the back drop and the structures that will be on the stage.

The beautiful backdrop for the play

Set Construction: These people know how to build things and they construct the set, and in our school's case, the entire stage.

A view of backstage

Props: Almost every scene requires some prop in order to make it realistic. Props people have to find all of the props, keep track of where they will be used in the play, and make sure the actors have them at the right times during the performances.

Props assistant Keily J.

Costumes: The costumes in the play really bring the story to life. They help set the time period and place that the characters are living in. Costumes people have to gather bits and pieces of clothing and then bring them together to form the complete look. They are also in charge of helping the actors change into the right clothing during the performances.

Costume manager Melanie L. 

Hair & Makeup: The people in charge of hair and makeup have to plan in advance what the characters are going to look like for the performances. During performances, this involves enhancing the actors' natural beauty, matching their hair to the time period, and in our case, making our female actors look more like their male characters (there are only two female characters in this play).

Lights & Sound: Lights and sound are important for setting the atmosphere of the play. The lights tell us what time of day it is. In our play, we have many important sounds such as trains, the ocean, storms, and gun shots.

View from the stage as everything is being set up

House Manager: The house manager is in charge of the presentation of the play and the school during performances. They are in charge of the ushers, who show people to their seats, and the refreshments during the intermission.

Some key costume pieces resting backstage

Promotions: This is me! It is my job to tell people about the play and I am in charge of the media involving the play. I will be posting next week for the cappies critics about what I have done for promotions for the play.


Just a reminder that tickets are on sale at the school office, so please buy yours as soon as possible! The performances will be upon us very quickly once we are back from Easter break.
Come see us:

Thursday, April 20th @ 7:00pm

Friday, April 21st @ 7:00pm 

&

Saturday, April 22nd @ 2:00pm