1. TH 101: Intro to Theatre DIRECTING

2. Why the director? Because the product of the director's art is not directly visible, audible, or sensed, it is perhaps the most ambiguous and mysterious in the theatre.

3. Didaskalos (διδάσκαλος) Although the development of the director has occurred in the past century, DIRECTING has been going on since theatre began. Greek – teacher Medeival – master

4. Playwrights served as directors during the “Golden Age” The French playwright, actor and “director” Moliere

5. Actor-managers served as directors from the 17 th through the 19 th centuries David Garrick Edwin Booth Henry Irving English Actor-ManagerAmerican Actor-Manager English Actor-Manager 1717-17791833-18931838-1905

6. At first, teacher-directors provided knowledge of the accumulated wisdom of the "correct" performance… Richard Burbage, The Globe Theatre Moliere and the Comedie Francaise

7. Realistic directors...sought to rehearse a company toward a comprehensive theatrical presentation that reflected real life.

8. The first Modern Director Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen 1826-1914

9. Productions of the Meiningen Players were vigorously rehearsed and inspired other “new” directors

10. Andre Antoine in France “The Earth” at Theatre Antoine, 1900

11. Konstantin Stanislavski in Russia The Seagull at the Moscow Art Theatre - 1898

12. Directors who allied themselves with nonrealistic playwrights, however, soon began another phase...the Stylizing directors who aim at the creation of originality, theatricality, and style. Their numbers are still growing.

13. Unrestrained by verisimilitude, these directors introduced symbolism, an expressive and abstract use of design, explosive theatricality, and contrived methods of acting that continue to affect drama and theatre profoundly.

14. Today, the director has nearly limitless possibilities when considering a vision for his or her work.

15. War Horse on Broadway Directed by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris

16. Directed by Jerry Mitchell

18. Fun Home

19. The Flick

20. HAMILTON directed by Thomas Kail

21. Founding director Guy Laliberté

22. Functions of the Director When an independent producer is not involved, the director accepts responsibility for the financial support of the production as THE PRODUCER.

23. VISION Fundamentally, the director envisions the primary lines of the productions and provides the leadership to realize that vision. Ah, Wilderness - Directed by Joe Dowling

24. Before rehearsals begin THE DIRECTOR selects the play, formulates the concept, selects designers, guides collaborators in designing the look and sound of the show, and casts the actors.

25. During rehearsals much of the director's focus turns to the actors, as she stages movement, coaches the actors, conducts the pacing, coordinates the designs with the acting and general staging. Director Jose Cura

26. Ionesco’s THE CHAIRS

27. Where do directors come from? Mike Nichols was an actor and a comedian

28. Susan Stroman was a choreographer married to a stage director. When he died unexpectedly, she took over his final project...

29. David Mamet was a playwright and an acting teacher

30. Today most have trained as directors in a conservatory or dramatic graduate program... The Julliard School, NYC

31. University of Washington School of Drama

33. Programs of note include... NYU – TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS CARNEGIE-MELLON NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY JULLIARD ROOSEVELT UCLA USC WASHINGTON

34. Graduate degrees in other fields can be useful LiteratureDanceFilm MathematicsEducationHumanities Art and DesignSociology and/or PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN Stage Management Acting Theatrical Design

35. Where aspiring directors have developed... Rabbit Hole - directed by Jim Bartruff

36. a strong literary and visual imagination

37. strength in conceptualization Spring Awakening - 2015 revival Directed by Michael Arden

38. a sound knowledge of theatre history, styles, and masterworks

39. ...and a familiarity with the potentials of technology, design, and theatrical space.

40. THE DIRECTOR’S ROLE Communicate a vision for the production

41. Collaborate with designers

42. Working with actors Casting Staging Rehearsing Coaching Pacing Laurie Metcalf and Joe Mantello

43. Prepare for opening night... Tech rehearsals Dress rehearsals Previews Jerry Mitchell’s ON YOUR FEET

44. South Pacific at ESU

45. NOTABLE DIRECTORS Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

46. Konstantin Stanislavski The Lower Depths, 1904

47. Peter Brook RSC, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 1970

48. Mike Nichols

49. Matthew Warchus Boeing, Boeing - 2008 Art Life (x) 3 Lord of the Rings Norman Conquests God of Carnage LaBete Matilda, the Musical

50. God of Carnage - 2008

51. LaBete on Broadway 2010

52. Matilda on Broadway

53. Susan Stroman

54. CONTACT - 2000

55. The Producers 2001

56. Young Frankenstein - 2007

57. The Scottsboro Boys - 2010

58. Big Fish

59. Little Dancer

60. Julie Taymor The Magic Flute The Lion King

61. Joe Mantello The Santaland Diaries Blackbird Wicked

62. THE LAST SHIP

63. Doug Hughes 2010 2005

64. Speak the speech, I pray you...

65. STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS Began in 1962 when Bob Fosse was contracted to direct and choreograph LITTLE ME...

66. Who will be next?