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You have an idea for a show. You've been in talent shows and put on little plays, but now you want to put on
a real show for people in the neighborhood or in your building. You want to have costumes, scenery, tickets, programs: the whole works. You're willing to talk a grown-up into giving you a donation of money to help with costs. You're willing to ask your friends to be in it. You're willing to think about your show extensively and make sure everything that needs to be done actually gets done. You know what you are? You're the producer.*

Okay, you're the producer. That's your job. Now who will take the other jobs? Who are the actors? Who's going to be the writer? Director? Stage manager? Lighting director? Sound effects director? Costume designer? Program and ticket designer? Since you're the producer, it's up to you. Sometimes the producer is also the director. The director directs the actual show itself. Sometimes the producer is the writer too. Sometimes the producer is even in the show, but that's an awful lot of work.

Break a leg! (That's what you should say to an actor before the show. "Good luck" is bad luck.)

* You may have seen the term "executive producer." That's the grown-up who gave you the money.

STAGING

LIGHTING

SOUND EFFECTS

CIRCUS SHOW

CLOWN MAKEUP

COSTUMES AND PROPS FOR OTHER SHOWS

PUPPETRY

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