1. Director’s Concept Project
Before Turning It In…
Use this as your guide

2. Point #1: Play Title Put on the cover page, centered
Capitalize the name of your play
PAGE ONE

3. Point #2: Playwright’s Name
Place this directly underneath the play title, centered
Capitalize both the first and last names
PAGE ONE

4. Point #3: Month & Year of Drama Magazine
Place this directly underneath the author’s name, centered
Capitalize the month
PAGE ONE

5. Point #4: Setting
Place this on the second page, justified left, with the title of SETTING and underline it
Location: City, State, Country, Planet
Year: 4 digits
Reasoning: a small paragraph
PAGE TWO

6. Point #5: Concept Word
Label Concept Word and underline it, justified left
Underneath, put your concept word
PAGE TWO

7. Point #6: Concept Sentence
Label Concept Sentence and underline it, justified left
Underneath, put your concept sentence
PAGE TWO

8. Point #7: Concept Statement
Label Concept Statement and underline it, justified left
Underneath, put your concept statement
Your concept statement should be at least 5 sentences. Points will be taken off for less than this.
PAGE TWO

9. Point #8: Set Design Label Set Design and underline it, justified left
Underneath, you will draw the set design. Fill the whole page. You may draw it landscape, instead of portrait
NOTE: You no longer have to do the paragraph description
PAGE THREE

10. Point #9: Costume Design
Label Costume Design and underline it, justified left
Underneath it, you need to include a minimum of FOUR characters, and thoroughly describe what they are wearing (clothes, shoes, accessories), what their hair looks like, and any special make-up requirements
Include their gender & age
PAGE FOUR

11. Point #10: Lighting Design
Label Lighting Design and underline it, justified left
List the colors and describe why you are including this color in your design & how it affects your story and your audience
You should somehow include the actual colors, visibly, to the side
PAGE FIVE

12. Point #11: Today’s Relevance
Label and underline Today’s Relevance
½ page
PAGE SIX

13. Point #12: Additional Information
Label and underline Additional Information
½ page
PAGE SIX

14. Point #13: Blocking
Only the bird’s eye view, and NOT the entire set design. No labels
Include color coding and numbers
Make sure to reference your character’s lines with their numbers
PAGES SEVEN & EIGHT

15. Point #14: Audition Notice
Free form
Entire page
Make sure everything from checklist is included
PAGE NINE