Chapter 6

Question 1

Who is the Director

Answer 1

a. Leader of the Production
b. Hires the Designers
c. Casts the Actors
d. Guides the Process
e. Holds the Artistic Vision for the Production

Question 2

Hister

Answer 2

a. Teacher-Directors

b. Late 19th Century – Realistic Directors

Question 3

Stylized Directors (20th century)

Answer 3

i. Artistic Vision
1. Core Concept – example: love that ends tragically – they can never be together
2. High Concept – Director’s Vision

Question 4

Contemporary Directors

Answer 4

1. julie taymor

2. susan stroman

Question 5

Selecting the play

Answer 5

a. Passionate about creating / speaks to you / vision
b. Why do this now? Relevance, important
c. Economic considerations - $$, Venue,
d. Is there an audience for this?

Question 6

Directors:

Answer 6

Selecting the play
designer selection
casting
implementation

Question 7

casting

Answer 7

casting 90% of directing

Question 8

implementation

Answer 8

a. meet with designers

b. rehearse the actors

Question 9

rehears the actors

Answer 9

• staging
• business
• charactter building/actor coaching
• pacing

Question 10

staging

Answer 10

“Blocking” – Refers to the timing and placement of a character’s entrances, exits, rises, crosses, and other major movements of all sorts

Question 11

business

Answer 11

small movements

Question 12

pacing

Answer 12

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