Theatre 1: 2013-2014

UNIT 4: DIRECTING & PRODUCING

DIRECTING
Styles Fourth Wall: an imaginary wall between the audience and the actors in a representational play; the space that separates a performer or performance from an audience; the conceptual barrier between any ctional work and its viewers or readers Presentational Style: theatrical style in which the actors acknowledge the presence of the audience. Representational Style: theatrical style in which the actors do not acknowledge the presence of the audience but try to duplicate life. Casting Audition: a sample performance by an actor, singer, musician, dancer, or other performer that typically involves the performer displaying their talent through a previously memorized and rehearsed solo piece or by performing a work or piece given to the performer at the audition or shortly before; a systematic process in which industry professionals select performers (similar to a job interview). Cast by Type: to cast a show by choosing actors who t a particular character type. Cold Reading: auditioning with a script that you have not had the opportunity to read before the audition. Color-Blind Casting: casting without regard to race or ethnicity of the characters or actors. Doubling: having an a performer play two or more parts. Ensemble: the cast of a play other than the principals; supporting players. Nontraditional Casting: casting that ignores the general conventions of casting by type. Principal: an actor who has a major role in a musical show. Typecasting: choosing people who have certain qualities in real life to play characters with similar qualities. Understudy: someone who learns a role for the purpose of performing in the absence of the actor cast in that role. Call: to notify cast and crew of cues, rehearsal times, and the rise and fall of the curtain. Responsibilities/Duties Director's Notes: comments by the director on the performance of each actor and on the production in general, usually given before or after rehearsals. Pacing: the tempo of a performance as it progresses. Production Concept: how the play should look and feel. Sight Lines: lines indicating visibility of onstage and backstage areas from various points in the house. Special Roles Choreographer: an artist who designs (choreographs) dances for the stage. Dramaturgy: the art of dramatic composition and the representation of the main elements of drama on the stage; shaping a story into a form that may be acted. Dramaturgs forge a critical link between artists and institutions, and institutions and their communities. They work with their other artistic collaborators to hone their vision, focus their goals and nd outlets for their creative work on new and classical plays and dance pieces. Parts of Rehearsals/Performances Curtain Call: occurs at the end of a performance when individuals return to the stage to be recognized by the audience for their performance; also known as bows. - In musical theatre, the performers typically recognize the orchestra and its conductor at the end of the curtain call. - Luciano Pavorotti (an Italian operatic tenor) holds the record for receiving 165 curtain calls, more than any other artist. Dry Tech: a technical rehearsal without actors present. Intermission: a recess between parts of a performance or production. Paper Tech: a meeting of the stage crew and the stage manager to run through cues on paper and create a master cue sheet.

 Read-Through: a complete reading of a play aloud by the assembled cast, usually at the rst rehearsal. Reader's Theatre: a performance created by reading a script based on a literary work. Technical Week (Tech Week): refers to the week prior to the opening night of a play, musical or similar production in which all of the technical elements (such as costumes, light, sound, and make-up) are present during rehearsal for the rst time. Projects Identify key directors in western and non-western professional theatre Analyze a text Divide a play/performance piece into smaller scenes or French scenes Notate a scene from a director's point of view Write a director's concept for a play Create character sketches Create a director's notebook Lead small groups in improvisational and scripted work Use correct theatre terminology to convey ideas Give constructive criticism Direct a short scene Apply research to enhance a performance piece Defend dramatic choices Apply symbolism to a scene