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TH 101: Intro to Theatre DIRECTING
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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.
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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
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Playwrights served as directors during the “Golden Age” The French playwright, actor and “director” Moliere
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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
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At first, teacher-directors provided knowledge of the accumulated wisdom of the "correct" performance… Richard Burbage, The Globe Theatre Moliere and the Comedie Francaise
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Realistic directors...sought to rehearse a company toward a comprehensive theatrical presentation that reflected real life.
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The first Modern Director Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen 1826-1914
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Productions of the Meiningen Players were vigorously rehearsed and inspired other “new” directors
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Andre Antoine in France “The Earth” at Theatre Antoine, 1900
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Konstantin Stanislavski in Russia The Seagull at the Moscow Art Theatre - 1898
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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.
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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.
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Today, the director has nearly limitless possibilities when considering a vision for his or her work.
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War Horse on Broadway Directed by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris
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Directed by Jerry Mitchell
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Fun Home
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The Flick
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HAMILTON directed by Thomas Kail
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Founding director Guy Laliberté
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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Ionesco’s THE CHAIRS
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Where do directors come from? Mike Nichols was an actor and a comedian
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Susan Stroman was a choreographer married to a stage director. When he died unexpectedly, she took over his final project...
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David Mamet was a playwright and an acting teacher
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Today most have trained as directors in a conservatory or dramatic graduate program... The Julliard School, NYC
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University of Washington School of Drama
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Programs of note include... NYU – TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS CARNEGIE-MELLON NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY JULLIARD ROOSEVELT UCLA USC WASHINGTON
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Graduate degrees in other fields can be useful LiteratureDanceFilm MathematicsEducationHumanities Art and DesignSociology and/or PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN Stage Management Acting Theatrical Design
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Where aspiring directors have developed... Rabbit Hole - directed by Jim Bartruff
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a strong literary and visual imagination
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strength in conceptualization Spring Awakening - 2015 revival Directed by Michael Arden
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a sound knowledge of theatre history, styles, and masterworks
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...and a familiarity with the potentials of technology, design, and theatrical space.
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THE DIRECTOR’S ROLE Communicate a vision for the production
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Collaborate with designers
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Working with actors Casting Staging Rehearsing Coaching Pacing Laurie Metcalf and Joe Mantello
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Prepare for opening night... Tech rehearsals Dress rehearsals Previews Jerry Mitchell’s ON YOUR FEET
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South Pacific at ESU
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NOTABLE DIRECTORS Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
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Konstantin Stanislavski The Lower Depths, 1904
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Peter Brook RSC, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 1970
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Mike Nichols
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Matthew Warchus Boeing, Boeing - 2008 Art Life (x) 3 Lord of the Rings Norman Conquests God of Carnage LaBete Matilda, the Musical
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God of Carnage - 2008
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LaBete on Broadway 2010
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Matilda on Broadway
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Susan Stroman
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CONTACT - 2000
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The Producers 2001
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Young Frankenstein - 2007
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The Scottsboro Boys - 2010
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Big Fish
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Little Dancer
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Julie Taymor The Magic Flute The Lion King
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Joe Mantello The Santaland Diaries Blackbird Wicked
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THE LAST SHIP
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Doug Hughes 2010 2005
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Speak the speech, I pray you...
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STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS Began in 1962 when Bob Fosse was contracted to direct and choreograph LITTLE ME...
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Who will be next?
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