October 2016
Beginner
370 pages
10h 46m
English
Directing a Community Theatre Play
Marty Nemko1
[Of course, I’d vary these, depending on the theatre, play, cast and crew, etc.]
Pick the play YOU want to direct. Find a theatre company willing to let you direct it.
Cast a wide net to recruit the best possible cast and crew. Good people are hard to find—especially in Community Theatre, where cast and crew usually are paid little or nothing.
Read the script a number of times.
Meet with set designer. Have a ground plan ready for the production meeting.
Purchase scripts for cast and stage manager. Scan the script into an editable Microsoft Word file and add a draft of the blocking and business. (Use the ground plan and ...
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