B.5.e
Production meetings.
As you become a member of the production team, you will undoubtedly attend a number
of sessions called Production Meetings. You should carefully prepare yourself
not only to thoughfully represent your production area, but also with an understanding
of the direction of the production. Reading the script is a great beginning,
and attending a rehearsal or two can be beneficial as well. No amount of
talk in the meeting can be a substitute for experiences, and much that is said
will make little sense without them. Production
meetings bring together the director, production manager, stage manager, designers,
technical director, properties master, house manager, promotion director, and
at times a crew chief or two.
The production manager or producing director is usually in charge of the
agenda and the focus of the meeting. Production
meetings are held weekly, on Thursday, at 1:00 PM, or as announced. The meeting
place is the Upper Room behind the control booth. The
function of the production meeting is threefold: 1)
to distribute artistic information efficiently;
2)
to provide a forum for the production team to raise questions
and compare understandings; and
3) to pinpoint potential problems.
As a part of the production team or crew, however, you must distinguish
carefully between problems and matters of interpretation.
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