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The Art and Practice of Directing for Theatre
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The Art and Practice of Directing for Theatre

by Paul B. Crook
September 2016
Beginner
248 pages
6h 9m
English
Routledge
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Chapter 13The Director’s Portfolio

Actors have auditions. Designers have portfolios full of beautiful sketches, renderings, and photographs. Stage managers have prompt books and reams of paperwork. All of those items are used to pursue future jobs, but what about directors? Outside of a résumé and an interview, what do directors have to show that they are qualified to be hired? The title of this chapter, of course, has given the answer to that question away: the director’s portfolio.

Portfolios for directors are a somewhat nebulous thing, as there are no established criteria for what constitutes a “standard” directing portfolio. Part of the reason is that many companies hire directors based on recommendations, word of mouth, or familiarity (a ...

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