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Technical week (also called tech week, tech, techweek, production week or Hell Week) [1] is the week prior to the opening night of a play, musical or similar production in which all of the technical elements (such as costumes, lights, sound, set and makeup) are present during rehearsal for the first time. Prior to this point, the actors may ...
A rehearsal is an activity in the performing arts that occurs as preparation for a performance in music, theatre, dance and related arts, such as opera, musical theatre and film production. It is undertaken as a form of practising, to ensure that all details of the subsequent performance are adequately prepared and coordinated.
A rehearsal letter, sometimes referred to as rehearsal marks, [1] [2] rehearsal figures, [3] or rehearsal numbers, is a boldface letter of the alphabet in an orchestral score, and its corresponding parts, that provides the conductor, who typically leads rehearsals, with a convenient spot to tell the orchestra to begin at places other than the start of movements or pieces.
Rehearsal report. A rehearsal report is a form created by a stage manager to record notes which arise during a rehearsal and affect other production departments (e.g. sound, set, costumes and lighting). In addition, the rehearsal report serves as a record of starting and ending times for a rehearsal, starting and end of breaks, lateness of ...
The playwright's craft. Theatre technique is part of the playwright 's creative writing of drama, as a kind of mimesis rather than mere illusion or imitation of life, in that the playwright is able to present a reality to the audience that is different, yet recognisable to that which they usually identify with in their everyday lives.
Tech. The tech rehearsal includes the performers as well as production staff or crew members. It is a rehearsal that focuses on the technological aspects of the performance in theatrical, musical, and filmed entertainment. It runs through the entire production, either in its entirety or cue-to-cue. A cue (theatrical) -to-cue is when the sound ...
Blocking (stage) Actors positioned on stage in a production of Macbeth. In theatre, blocking is the precise staging of actors to facilitate the performance of a play, ballet, film or opera. [1] Historically, the expectations of staging/blocking have changed substantially over time in Western theater. Prior to the movements toward "realism" that ...
Repertory theatre. A repertory theatre, also called repertory, rep, true rep or stock, which are also called producing theatres, is a theatre in which a resident company presents works from a specified repertoire, usually in alternation or rotation. [1][2] Blue plaque marking the site of the Gaiety theatre.