Directors, read and study plays, attend theatrical productions, and

select plays that have good literary merit.

Directors consider the cast's preferences and choose plays that connect to a life experience.

The credibility of books

The fee you have to pay each time the play is performed

The fee you have to pay to get copies of a script

It has to connect to a human experience

It has to connect to a life experience

It has to have a beginning, middle, and end

It has to be copyrighted

The director must obtain permission (if they did not write the play) to produce the play and purchase copies of the script. In most cases, there is a fee charged for each time the show is produced.

Directors want to enjoy the play they direct as well as the cast and crew so they try and select plays that have good literary merit that will challenge the actors as well as the director.

the registration of ownership of a piece of literature or music

a fee charged for each time the show is produced

a loose-leaf notebook containing a script that is

marked with all stage movement, entrances and exits, and special instructions for the

production

a sheet that shows all the entrances and exits, levels, and main furniture pieces that will be needed

onstage

a fee charged for each time the show is produced

the registration of ownership of a piece of literature or music

a loose-leaf notebook containing a script that is

marked with all stage movement, entrances and exits, and special instructions for the

production

a sheet that shows all the entrances and exits, levels and main furniture pieces that will be needed

onstage

It is the overall concept of the play–the big picture. The director must imagine the play being performed in its finished form. The director then determines the floor plan and compiles a promptbook.

It is a document that states that any material protected by copyright should not be photocopied and requires permission from the publishing company for production.

all the entrances and exits, levels, and main furniture pieces that will be needed

onstage

all stage movement, entrances and exits, and special instructions for the

production

a fee charged for each time the show is produced

all stage movement, entrances and exits, and special instructions for the

production

a fee charged for each time the show is produced

all the entrances and exits, levels and main furniture pieces that will be needed

onstage

Audition are held, and actors try out for different parts for the director. For a class play, auditions are held during class time.

Directors spend many

hours reading and studying plays as well as attending theatrical productions

Cold Read

Memorization

Improvisation

Repetition

without preparation for each part-could be done as a group or in private

director asks actors to memorize a speech to perform the next day

directors may have actors improvise a scene

directors may have actors improvise a scene

without preparation for each part-could be done as a group or in private

director asks actors to memorize a speech to perform the next day

directors may have actors improvise a scene

without preparation for each part-could be done as a group or in private

director asks actors to memorize a speech to perform the next day

each actor’s ability to interpret the character and project the

character vocally and physically

the actor's personality

each actor’s physical

attributes-gender, appearance, height, and size

the

actor’s growth potential

The cast meets up after practices to discuss what could have been done better

Second and even third audition opportunities that are used to get a second or third 'look' at an actor

a person who attends all rehearsals and is prepared to perform if the original actor is absent from a performance

a person who helps monitor practices to make sure they are running smoothly

The producer controls the process of creating the play, while the director provides the funding.

The producer provides the funding, while the director actually controls the process of creating the play.

Through pdf

Through text

Through hardcopy

Through call

when someone continuously makes money off of something they only did once

the money a producer gets every time you perform a play

the money you have to pay to someone if you get a copywriter strike

Blocking

Royalty

Promptbook

Copyright