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Intro to Theatre

Intro to Theatre . DIRECTING. 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. Didaskalos ( διδάσκ α λος ).

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Intro to Theatre

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  1. 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, DIRECTINGhas 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 David Garrick Edwin Booth Henry Irving English Actor-Manager American Actor-Manager English Actor-Manager 1717-1779 1833-1893 1838-1905

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

  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-Meiningen1826-1914

  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.

  15. War Horse on Broadway

  16. Spiderman Turn off the Dark

  17. Cirque du Soleil

  18. Waiting for Godot

  19. PIPPIN on Broadway

  20. Irene Ryan in Bob Fosse’s original staging

  21. ONCE on Broadway

  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.

  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 the implementation phase 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.

  26. Ionesco’s THE CHAIRS

  27. Where do directors come from? Mike Nicholswas an actorand acomedian

  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 WashingtonSchool of Drama

  32. Emporia State University

  33. Programs of note include... NYU – TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTSUNIVERSITY OF TEXASNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYJULLIARDROOSEVELT UCLAUSCWASHINGTON MINNESOTA STATE MANKATO UMKC UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA

  34. Graduate degrees in other fields can be useful Literature Dance Film Mathematics Education Humanities Art and Design Sociology and/or PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN Stage Management Acting Theatrical Design

  35. Where aspiring directors have developed...

  36. a strong literary and visual imagination

  37. strength in conceptualization

  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

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

  45. Konstantin Stanislavski The Lower Depths, 1904

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

  47. Mike Nichols

  48. Matthew Warchus Boeing, Boeing - 2008 ArtLife (x) 3 Lord of the RingsNorman ConquestsGod of Carnage LaBete

  49. God of Carnage - 2008

  50. LaBete on Broadway 2010

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