tech_suggestions

SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING YOUR TECHNICAL EVALUATION ON YOUR ONE ACT

Promptbook with all cues clearly marked with warnings and goes.
Stage manager takes control of show from the very beginning of five minutes load-in time
Lighting has appropriate changes for mood, location, and time of day
Well organized load-in
Organized and methodical movement from box to wings and wings to box
All cues clearly called by stage manager and executed by crew
Not just that you have a set but that you make use of it and the use stays relevant to stage action
How set is constructed, is used well on stage
Lighting that helps tell the story; follows the visibility. Movement, form and timing
How the FOH crew works with TPAC crew on set up, timing etc.
Sound that is well timed, well thought out.
Live music is always great because it shows collaboration.
Cues that are well timed.
Stage management- a well-put together prompt book so if Laurel pulls that stage manager’s badge at 8:02 some one else can step in and call the show.
SM’s should use words like warning, standby, and go when calling cues.
SM’s should have good communication with crew and cast ---passing on information from tech meeting with TPAC staff.
You can always telll the groups that do this in how the actors are on stage
That set-up and strike is run smoothly and with minimal confusion that everything conforms to the box.
Costumes that fit and match the characters, makeup so people who are supposed to be old look that way
Does the crew use their “tech time” wisely?