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Director
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Assistant Director
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The director is responsible to the producer and the Committee.
Duties:
- Reviews and provides feedback on the proposed production schedule
- Assesses and analyzes every aspect of the play: plot, character, mood, rhythm, style — both literary and theatrical
- Brings together the many complex pieces of a production – including script, actors, set, costuming, lights,
sound and music – into a unified whole
- Researches the playwright, the period, and the style
- Makes arrangements for the audition call
- Executes and interprets the artistic components of the show (what the show is really about)
- Runs rehearsals, Rehearses and prepares the actors
- Communicates the artistic vision to the designers and all other departments
- Attends all production meetings
- Works within a budget
The assistant director is responsible to the producer and director.
Duties:
- Prepares character descriptions for auditions
- Makes production copies of script for production team
- Runs rehearsals in the absence of the director
- Creates production team and cast contact lists
- Responsible for the smooth flow of auditions
- Notes start time, break time and finish time of rehearsals
- Takes blocking notes, missed lines, entrances and exits
- Prepares and distribute production notes
- Coordinates auditions with producer and director
- Attends all production meetings
- Attends cue- to- cue rehearsal
- In accordance with director’s vision, offers additional notes to actors with respect to lines, characterization,
blocking and timing
- Be part of core production team
- Acts as a sounding board for the director to test ideas
- Works individually with actors as appropriate to maintain rehearsal flow
- In conjunction with director, sets up rehearsal schedule
- Performs other duties as assigned