Post on 11-Mar-2018
Technical Design Assignment
• This assignment is due at the end of the period.
• All items on this design list should be stapled together as a group packet and turned in.
• Following directions is key to earning all of the points for this assignment.
• You will receive a copy of these instructions for reference
Set Design(s)
• For each different setting in your play, create a set design. Your design should be:• Drawn as an over head view of the acting area on plain white paper
• Labeled and colored
• Audience labeled
• Scene number and scene title (example- Scene 2, the woods)
Mask Designs
• each actor should create a mask design for each character in your play
• The design should include details for how you plan to decorate your masks.
• Each design should include:• Mask shape drawn and colored on plain white paper
• A materials list detailing what materials will be used on that particular mask
• Each design titled with actor and character names (example- Jane Smith as Atalanta)
John as Zeus
Supplies Needed:• Mask (made from paper plate)• Yellow paint (mask)• Blue paint (eye brows)• Cotton balls (beard)• Poster board (beard)• Yarn or string for attaching mask
Costume Designs
• Each actor should create a costume design for the play. The design should include:• Costume drawn, colored and labeled on plain white paper
• Any personal props or accessories the character needs (crowns, scepters, glasses…etc.)
• Each design titled with actor and character names (example- Jane Smith as Atalanta)
Prop list
• A list of all hand props or special set pieces your group needs for the performance. The list should include:• All props and who is responsible
for brining them in
• Any special set pieces your group plans on creating
• Do not include classroom furniture you plan to use
Sample Prop List
• Blue sheet (for water)- Ken
• Flowers in basket- Sue
• Scrolls for narrator- Nathan
• Crown and scepter- Louise
• Chariot made of cardboard- Jan
Sound Design
• A description of the music and/or sound FX your group plans on using in your performance.
• This design should include:• A list of music or sound FX, when
specifically they’ll be used in the play• And who is responsible for brining
them in
Sample Sound Design
• Birds chirping- p. 3-4 when chorus is narrating
• Trumpets- p. 6 King’s entrance
• “Never on Sunday” Greek Instrumental music from Amazon-p.9 for the end of the narration
Larry will be providing all of the music and making a playlist on his phone
Cover Page
• Submit your group’s designs by creating a cover page which includes the following information: • Title of play, Group members’
names, table # and period #.
King Midas
Joe C., Larry L.
Jan D., KenL.
Nathan P., Louise T.
Table 4 – Period 1
Sample Cover Page
Order and Responsibilities
Please staple or attach your designs behind your cover page in the following order:
• Set Design
• Prop List
• Sound Design
• Costume Designs
• Mask Designs
Group Components:
• Cover Page
• Set Designs
• Prop List
• Sound Design
Individual Components:
• Mask Design
• Costume Design
Character Analysis (Individual)
• Complete the Character Analysis Handout for your character
• If you have more than one character- choose the one with the most lines
• Yes, you have to do it even if you are Chorus part. They are still a character.
This assignment will be turned in separately from the technical portfolio