theater production

Play being performed

A theater production is a staged performance of a play, musical, or other dramatic work.

The term encompasses everything involved in bringing a script to life before an audience—acting, directing, set design, costumes, lighting, and sound.

It can refer to a specific mounting of a work: The Broadway production of Hamilton differs from the touring production.

Also spelled theatre production.

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call time · dress rehearsal · tech week · props · director · stage manager · playwright · scene transitions · casting call · rigging · wings · blocking · choreographer · performing arts · greenroom · understudy · stage lighting · budget planning

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