The Onstage Playhouse has been located in Downtown Chula Vista since 1999, and has the intimate seating capacity of 60 playgoers. Before this location Onstage Playhouse was located a block away where it was active for 13 years. The theatre offers tickets at an affordable rate, and have a promotion the first Thursday of every production in which the audience can pay what they want to watch the performance that night. Onstage Playhouse is a nonprofit corporation that is, according to their website, “Organized to educate the general public in theater and other forms of art.” The theatre’s actors and crew are all volunteers, with the exception of some musicians or photographers when needed. Onstage Playhouse incorporates the Charles Nichols student intern program, in which South Bay students from junior to senior year immerse in theatre (write, produce, and direct their own two day show). The theatre’s current education outreach program is directed by their student intern director Kim Pappas, and the theater’s artistic director Teri Brown.
*Working in groups of 3-4 simulate you are part of the Charles Nichols student intern program, and pick a scene of the play RENT which you will perform in class and will provide a short summary on apparent themes.
Rent Cast
“Contact OnStage Playhouse.” OnStage Playhouse. n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2015.
Directed by: Nick Williams
Musical Direction by: Chris Tweedy
Choreography by: Johnny Gaylord
Produced by: Jessica Brandon
Featuring: Matt Arnold, Linda Benning, Kira Bounds, Rosalie Celestial, Robert Gordon, Danielle Gulihur, Erin Roberts Hall, Krystle Hart, Reilly Kidwell, SeeJay Lewis, Steve H. Lin, Patrick Mayuyu, Lucinda Moaney, Eboni Muse, Daniel Newheiser, Joseph Nix, Rodney Pablo, Tiffie Polite, Ariana Ramirez, Stephen Scott, Leah Vianna.
Theatre Roles
Artistic Director:
The Artistic Director develops a vision of the production which the theatre will work with. He or she will cue performers when pertinent and will make changes in (lighting, sounds, or any scene changes).
Stage Management Team:
A group of stage managers who are responsible for the stage in which the production is being performed. They follow the outline of sounds, lighting and setting that has been decided for the production. These group of stage managers also inform the audience when a play will commence (intermission), and cue the actors before they are up on stage.
Cast:
The actors who have been selected to partake on the production.
Producer:
The producer role is to find funds, and deal with any financial issues that the production might need.
Stage Crew:
Stage crew members are the people who take care of all the prop movement in the production. For example, change of setting (curtains, movement of displays on stage, any machines being used etc.).
Dramaturg:
A dramaturg provides feedback to the production staff, and does extensive research of the play including historical background or any pertinent information. Depending on the needs of the theatre they might require the Dramaturg to produce program notes for the audience, and sometimes study guides for schools.
Education/Outreach Staff:
The relation with the community or schools and the theater’s staff. They often times inform the community or schools about how the theatre works. In most cases the education outreach program in a theatre provides student internship opportunities for interested students.
* Recall the rolls mentioned, and pick two different rolls that you would be interested in if you where in a theatre. What caught your attention for the specific job?
Works Cited
“Who Works in a Theatre?” The Theatres Trust. n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2015.
Created By: Lupe Gomez
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