I have a NIkon D-3200 SLR?

I would like to ask anyone who rally knows about photography when it comes to shooting a play indoors and out. Also what are the best F/stops for this kind of lightning? My camera is new and I may have to use ot for a job session with the theatre. These days they hardly tell you how to use their electronics. That's why I'm asking. Just want some feed back. No need for smart Elliot's.

Have you looked at the guide book?
If not the online guide book is in my sources below.
It pretty much tell you everything.
I think you have time before the play starts so adjust your camera to the right lighting.

I don't know what lens you're using but I assume it's the 18-55. You may want to consider the Nikon
50mm f/1.8. This lens allows much more light in for better results. Also you may want to start shooting at ISO 800 or up… This will also help.

Theater lighting is usually terrible for photography and does require some adjustments.

Best of luck

Sorry,

People who enjoy photography normally understand how to operate their equipment confidently. 'lighting conditions' vary and that is why it is best to invest time in learning how to cope with different lighting conditions and situations if you have already read up on this subject and are capable of using your camera in manual mode then you shouldn't have many problems, just enjoy the experience.

There isn't any advice that I could offer, a camera is only a tool, if you don't understand how to use it - it's worthless… This attitude isn't 'Smart Elliot' attitude… It's a fact.

You would want to open up the aperture and turn up the ISO as needed to get adequate shutter speed. However, there's a price for this as higher ISO gives you more noise. If a tripod is not too cumbersome and intrusive to use, it can help. Turn off VR when using a tripod. If not, using VR you might get by with about 1/30th of a second with a very careful steady hold at the wider angles. Zooming in, longer focal lengths can magnify camera shake requiring faster speeds. You are going to find that at glorious 24 MP resolution a lot of deficiencies will be magnified. You may want to downsize them later. Take a lot of shots to try to capture moments when the actors are not moving much. You generally like to be able to see at least one eye on the face. The face being sharp is more important than the arm or leg being motion blurred. If you want to freeze motion you need faster speed.
Take practice shots of moments that are not necessarily interesting shots to get your exposure and white balance ready for the better photo opportunities.

Get permission to start shooting at the beginning of Tech week, typically starts the Monday before the first performance. If you can't get all of Tech week, at least get the dress rehearsal. It will be the whole play without stops and without a full audience. It will give you a chance to get all your settings. Of course, you will not be allowed to use any flash.

I'd start with the aperture wide open, such as 3.5 on a kit lens.
I'd try to shoot with an ISO of 800, but be prepared to bump this up. Maybe you should let the camera decide the ISO, see page 129 of your manual.
I'd play with the shutter speed. Try to shoot the dramatic pauses, as opposed to the action scenes. For dramatic pauses you should be able to shoot as slow as 1/30. Action scenes could demand 1/250 or faster, depending on if you want blur or not. Changing the shutter speed is where having an Auto ISO will help.

Make sure you get invited to the cast party.

I have no good news for you. First bit of bad news, you purchased a dSLR and don't possess even some basic photography knowledge. Second, you came here asking advice from people that volunteer their time here, and couldn't even manage some decent spelling.

There are no such things as "best settings" that's why all entry level dSLRs have full auto settings, allowing the camera to make the decisions and partial, or full manual controls to allow the shooter the ability to change settings according to conditions.

Someone here telling you what settings to choose would be like trying to tell someone how and where to drive a car, over the phone.

And the last bit of bad news, for shooting things like this indoors, you need a dSLR, you've got that part, but then you need large aperture glass, which I'm guessing you don't have.two lenses, a 24-70mm f/2.8 and a 70-200mm f/2.8 are a good place to start, each lens will cost more than your camera.

It would be a good idea to be a photographer, or a least a knowledgeable enthusiast before taking on any kind of job.