Transcript Directingx - 2013-HHS-OAP

DIRECTING
Art in Action
The Seeing Place
The role of a director is to lead a unique and unified vision of the complex
elements of acting and design in order to express the playwright’s story.
To effectively execute the vision, a director ensures there are available assets
for the project;
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Cast – will the project fit the available cast (gender, capability of actors)
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Venue – can the production be staged in the available space; is it appropriate for the
audience (Peter Pan)
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Resources – are the means in place (production of a musical)
If these elements are affirmative, then the director proceeds with the project.
The Big Three
Analysis
Collaboration
Execution
The Play’s The Thing
Analysis – Establishing the Vision
• Aristotle’s Poetics
• Plot, Character, Theme, Language, Music and or Rhythm, Spectacle
• Techniques of Analysis
• Stanislavski – Given Circumstances
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What are the given circumstances? When and where is the play set, what is the physical environment, time and
place the social and political climate
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Commanding Image – The landscape of the work.
• Hodge Analysis
• Backwards and Forwards
• Mother Courage and Her Children
• Forges the vision’s foundation. which star your ship is steering by.
The Play’s The Thing
Analysis
• Breakdown the Action (Backward & Forwards)
• Determine which action builds onto the next action
• Dissect into beats and moments
• The Story
• Structure – Central conflict – determine the function of each scene in the overall story
• Language – subtext and commonalities – the voices of the characters
• Super objective of the play
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Research Style and Period
• Molière differs from Shakespeare from Miller
• Establish the style
• Discover the styles distinctive characteristics
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Vision
• Create an analytical supported vision backed by the playwright’s text. Analysis forges the vision’s
foundation. The process of collaboration begins.
Collaboration
• Ensemble
• Shared Vision
• Active dialogue
• Openness to other ideas
• Gateway to constructive problem-solving
• All Stakeholders
• Producing entity
• Actors
• Designers
• Technicians
Collaboration
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Communication
• Production Meetings
• Open two-way door of communication
• Established Expectations
• Rehearsals
• Active Discovery
• Actors
• Designers
• Technicians
Execution
Rehearsals (cont)
• 1 st Week of Rehearsals
• Discuss analysis
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Initial read through
Second read through discuss motive and meaning of individual scenes
Score scripts for beats and moment
Share discoveries
Compare and discuss
• 2 nd Week of Rehearsals
• Staging
• Movement - style
• Utilize different acting processes to achieve style and moments
• Work transitions
• Work key moments
• Discuss scene challenges
• 3 rd Week of Rehearsals
• Review notes of challenges; implement solutions
• Refine staging – working with props, costume pieces, set pieces
• Work key moments and stylistic innovations
• Work key scenes
• Lines off run-through
Execution
Rehearsals (cont)
• 4th Week of Rehearsals
• Work challenging scenes
• Run-through
• Discuss notes
• Costume fittings
• Dry tech rehearsals
• 5th Week of Rehearsals
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Tech production
Tech Rehearsals with and without actors
Tech and costume rehearsal
Final dress rehearsal
Box office and house
Opening Night
PUBLICITY EXAMPLES