Directors and Producers

1) Choosing a script
2)Finds the "Spine of the Play"
3)Must choose the style of the production
4)Director's Concept

The fundamental drama or conflict of which the script's plot and people are the instruments

the manner in which the spine is to be articulated

an attempt to put on stage an exact copy of life

In between naturalism and heightened realism

the characters and their activities are intended to resemble life, but a certain license is allowed

the representation of an abstract theme or subject through symbolic characters, actions or other elements of a production. Where characters might represent ideas.

gives outward expression to inner feelings

- The style should be appropriate for the play
- It should be consistent throughout every aspect of the production

a vision or point of view that director feels is appropriate and unifies the theatrical experience of the spectator

indicating the time the play takes place

controlling image or metaphor

concept should serve the play

the director meets with the costume, scene, lighting, and sound designers

fitting performers to a role

deciding when and where performers move and position themselves on stage.

all lines have been memorized

performers are onstage in their costumes with the scenery and lighting for the first time and is held primarily to deal with all of the mechanical and physical aspects of the production

Held after the tech rehearsal but before the preview night

Purpose is to put all the elements together: full involvement of the performers as well as the tech components. It gives everyone concerned- cast, crew, and director- a sense of what the performance will be like.

This is the last performance of the production before being open to the public

Purpose is to let the director and performers which parts of the play are successful and which are not

The stage manager

the behind the scenes counterpart of the director and deals with the business components of the production

the person with the many of the same responsibilities as the producer

oversees the financial affairs of the theatre

responsible for all creative and artistic endeavors

- maintenance of the theatre building
- budget stays within established limits
- some artistic decisions that may affect cost
- must work closely with the director in balancing artistic and financial needs
- publicity