DIRECTING AND PRODUCING
TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
Define director/producer
Production concepts
Stages/Movement
Body positioning
Blocking
Script analysis
Choosing a play
Publicity
Evaluating stages
Director – responsible for the
entire production on stage
JOBS:
Interpret the script
Choose cast
Consultant
SKILLS:
Visionary bent
Inspire different types
of people
Concentration
Patience
Technical knowledge
Historical knowledge
STAFF:
Assistant director
Stage manager –
director’s technical
liaison back stage
Prompter – feeds
actor’s lines
PRODUCER – handles the
business end of a production
JOBS:
Secure rights to play
Raise money
Hire actors
Publicize
SKILLS
Financial
Marketing
Audience reception to a
play
STAFF
Business Manager –
publicity
Artistic Director - hiring