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THE DIRECTOR & THE

PRODUCER
CHAPTER 6
Three types of directors &
directorial vision

Directors’ work with


performers
Topics Today
The Stage Manager

Producers in Commercial
and Noncommercial
Theatre
Most closely associated with the
performers
Guides and coordinates the artistic side to
create a unified whole under a unified
vision
THE Responsible for the overall style, pace,
and visual appearance of the production
THEATRE Works closely with playwright when it is a
DIRECTOR new play

They are the leader of the physical


production

Can choose or have a script chosen for


them.
Traditional
THREE
TYPES OF
THEATRE Auteur
DIRECTORS
Post-Modern
The Director and the Script
Begins with a close examination of the text
• Reads the script several times
• Do their own background research.
Historical context, playwright research,
script analysis.
• Discovers of the spine (also called the
main action). Everything serves the
spine.
• Find the style of the play – the way the
play is presented. Realistic, naturalistic,
heightened realism, expressionism, etc.
THE
Develops a directorial concept (also called
directorial approach)
TRADITION
• The overall image or metaphor of a play
• What is the period? AL
• What devices will we use to tell the story?
DIRECTOR
The Directorial Concept or Approach

• Each director brings their own perspective to a play. Their concept/ is


formulated from the themes and ideas they find in the play. A
production begins with the director and their concept/approach.
• For example, the musical Oklahoma, originally produced in 1943, has
been interpreted repeatedly since that time.
• It is based on the the 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs.
• It revolutionized the American musical theatre and is considered the
first musical to have serious plot and deal with social issues.
• It was the first collaboration of writers, Richard Rodger’s and Oscar
Hammerstein II. They won the 1944 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
• Watch the videos on the following two slides to compare how a
traditional production and a contemporary production can vary.
OKLAHOMA (1998 LONDON CAST)
Directed by Trevor Nunn
OKLAHOMA (2019 BROADWAY)
Directed by Daniel Fish
OKLAHOMA (2019 BROADWAY)
Directed by Daniel Fish
How do these visions differ?

• What is our reaction to these two productions?


• What differences do we see in these directorial concepts?
• What impact does the vision have on the production?
“Auteur” is French for “author”

Auteur directors do not serve the purposes of a


text; rather, they demand that the text serve
their purposes

THE Alters texts drastically

AUTEUR Combines texts from other sources

DIRECTOR Introduces other elements such as film, video,


dance, and the visual arts

Rearranges times and places in which the action


occurs

Robert Wilson, Ricard Foreman, Ivo Van Hove,


Mary Zimmerman and Julie Taymor
THE POSTMODERN DIRECTOR

Closely
What is post- Takes apart the
associated
modernism in text –
with the
the theatre? deconstruction
Auteur director
Abandons
Uses Elizabeth
linear
unfamiliar, LeCompte,
structure.
cross-gender, Anne Bogart,
Embraces non-
multicultural Simon
linear
casting McBurney
structure.
The Director’s Work with the Performers

1. Casting
• Finding the right actors/auditions
• Casting considerations
• Working with a casting director/other collaborators
2. Rehearsals
• Each process is different depending on the director and demands of the play
• Table work/script exploration/dramaturgical research
• Blocking the play
• Creating stage picture/visual composition
• Give shape and structure to the play (space and time)
• Establish appropriate pace and rhythm.
The Director’s Work with the Performers
(2)

3. Technical Rehearsals
• Move the play into the actual space from the rehearsal hall.
• Implement all production elements including scenery, lights,
costumes, props, sound
• A dress rehearsal normally happens at the end of tech and is
performed as if an audience were present
• Previews are performance in front of an audience before the
“official” opening night.
WORKING IN THE THEATRE – DIRECTORS
(2011)
(American Theatre Wing Series)
The Stage Manager

Takes notes during


One of the director’s Coordinates all rehearsal and keep
closest collaborator. rehearsals all blocking written
in a script.

Tracks costume Responsible for


changes, props running the
They are in charge
needed, etc. and performance and
once the director
communicates it to maintains the
leaves.
the rest of the integrity of what the
production staff. director has created.
IN THE WINGS – STAGE MANAGER (2013)
(AMERICAN THEATRE WING)
PRODUCTION
FLOWCHART

• Every production has a


hierarchy.

• This flowchart shows you all


the people a director
manages.

• Organization, communication,
and preparedness are all
required for the job.
The director’s counterpart
in the business and
management side of a
THE theatre production
COMMERCIA
L
PRODUCER Responsibilities include:
Dealing
Hiring the
with
director, Supervisin Supervisin
Raising agents for
Securing performers Renting g work of g Oversees
money to all artistic
rights to , theatre those marketing the
finance personnel.
the script designers, space running and budget.
production Deals with
and stage the theatre advertising
theatrical
crews.
unions.
COMMERICAL THEATRE FLOWCHART
NONCOMMERICAL
THEATRES/PRODUCERS

Non- profit theatres have a board of


directors.
They are responsible for selecting the
artistic director and managing
director.
Oversees the financial affairs,
fundraising, and long-range planning
of the theatre.
The Artistic Director

Responsible for all creative and artistic activities and


programs.
Selects the plays for the season.
Chooses directors, designers, and other creative
personnel.
They set the vision and mission for the organization.
THE EXECUTIVE/MANAGING DIRECTOR

Similar to the producer in commercial theatre.


Oversees the budget
Oversees developments/Fundraising
Oversees marketing and front of the house
Building maintenance
Reminders!

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