Class 6 Arts (Kriti-I) Chapter 17, Let’s Design (Stage Technicals), introduces the foundational elements of theatre production—character make-up, costume design, proscenium stage geography (blocking), and writing dramatic scripts with conflict.
What Class 6 Art Chapter 17 Covers
Scene 1: Theatre Production — Make-up, Costume & Stage Parts explores how stage make-up and costume design reveal a character’s age, profession and personality, and maps the 9 zones of a Proscenium Stage (Upstage, Centre Stage, Downstage; Stage Right and Stage Left from the actor’s perspective, plus wings, apron and backdrop).
Scene 2: Write Right — Three-Part Story & Dramatic Conflict teaches the three-part dramatic structure (Beginning/Setup, Middle/Conflict, End/Resolution) and compares flat dialogue without conflict against engaging theatrical dialogue driven by conflict.
Why stage make-up: it projects expressions to the back of the hall, turns actors into their characters, highlights the eyes and mouth, balances skin tones under strong lights, and fits the play’s period or fantasy. The types are straight, character, special effects (wounds, scars, horns), fantasy, and mime or pattern make-up. The make-up room, or green room, should be bright and airy.
Designing costumes: costume depends on the character’s gender, age and the play’s timeline (jeans did not exist in Shivaji Maharaj’s time), helping the audience recognise each character. The chapter then covers the parts of the stage and writing a three-part story built around a conflict.
Exercises in Chapter 17
- Studio Activities, step-by-step creative exercises, and peer/self-reflection prompts.
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FAQ
From whose perspective are ‘Stage Right’ and ‘Stage Left’ named on a theatre stage?
Stage directions (Stage Right, Stage Left, Upstage away from the audience, Downstage toward the audience) are always defined from the perspective of the actor standing on the stage facing the audience.
Why is ‘conflict’ essential in a theatre script?
Conflict—a disagreement, obstacle or contrasting goal between characters—creates dramatic tension, holds the audience’s curiosity, and drives the characters to act and change.
What are the types of stage make-up?
Straight, character, special effects, fantasy or abstract, and mime or pattern make-up.