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| stage manager | the person who keeps track of all cues and effects and who makes cue sheets |
| director | the person in charge of all aspects of a production |
| line | the word an actor calls to the prompter when dialogue is forgotten; used only during rehearsals |
| producer | the person who finds investors, hires the director, and helps establish a budget for a production |
| prompter | the person who keeps the director's promptbook and feeds lines to actors who have forgotten them |
| scenic designer | the person who works with sets, costumes, makeup, and lighting to create the overall atmosphere of a play |
| grip | a person who moves scenery |
| business manager | the person who is mainly responsible for the financial arrangements of the production |
| house manager | the person responsible for considering the needs of the audience |
| publicity manager | the person who promotes a production |
| assistant director | the person who serves as a liaison between the director and the cast and crew |
| properties assistants | the people that help the properties chief |
| critique | an oral, written, or taped evaluation of an actor's performance; usually given by the director |
| properties chief | the person in charge of acquiring furniture and props |
| technical director | the person who executes the designs of the scenic designer; responsible for building sets, painting drops, creating costumes, and hanging lights |
| budget worksheet | prepared by the business manager; a projection of the expenses of production |
| prompt table | the place where the stage manager sits during a performance to call cues to the technical crew |
| prop table | the place where the items that actors carry onstage are kept during a performance |
| program | a pamphlet that contains the names of cast members, production staff, committee chairpersons, and acknowledgements |
| information found in a promptbook | color-coded sound and light cues |
