This stage of rehearsal defines features for the piece; creates significant decisions such as aims and intentions.

It talks about how designs will consider and use even the type of sightlines the audience will have.

Take place over several sessions depending on the amount of equipment or technology involved in the production and its running time.

It is a run-through of the performance without stopping, a replica of the show.

They must consider how to use the set and costume and how that can impact their movements.

It allows the team to refine the performance and design elements, referring back to the original aims to see if they communicated very well.

The convention or building block of a performance align with its genre or performance style.

It is a practice or trial performance of a play or other work for later public presentation.

Designs include the following:

It refers to where and when the performance is set based on social, cultural, and historical context.