Course Readings:

Readings (articles, portions from texts, and also supplemental information written by Ms. Price) will be provided each week by Ms. Price.  Each week’s readings must be done BEFORE the week’s after-school meeting(s).  The week’s meetings and tasks will relate to the weekly readings and are intended to help guide you through the process.

Texts used in this course include (but are not limited to):

•A Sense of Direction by William Ball

•From Page to Stage by Rosemary Ingham

1. • Thinking Like a Director by Michael Bloom
   

2. • Tips: Ideas for Directors by Jon Jory
   

Text & Supplemental directing/producing information provided by Ms. Price (arranged by topic alphabetically):

1. •  A Director’s Homework (pre-production script preparation) 
   

2. •  Analyzing Theatre as Art 
   

3. •  Auditioning
   

4. •  Blocking
   

5. •  Box Office
   

6. •  Budgeting
   

7. •  Director’s Concept
   

8. •  Fundraising
   

9. •  House Managing & Ushers
   

10. •  Licensing & Royalties
    

11. •  Marketing a Show
    

12. •  Objectives
    

13. •  Playbills
    

14. •  Post-Production
    

15. •  Press Releases
    

16. •  Producing / Role of Producer
    

17. •  Production Schedules
    

18. •  Rehearsal Process:  First Rehearsal with Cast
    

19. •  Rehearsal Space
    

20. •  Rehearsal Units
    

21. •  Time Sheet (Sample of a director’s time) 
    

22. •  Volunteers