Directing
•What are the relationships between play writing, directing and a particular communicative whole?
•How can I bring together analytic and intuitive abilities in a creative project?
•What strategies allow me to use knowledge and principles in one discipline to solve problems in another?
*Develop understanding of Dramatic structure
*The body of work of a major playwright
*Build a vocabulary of the stage director
*Assess and discuss own work and that of others objectively and coherently
*Make judgments appropriate to the beginning, the middle and the end of creative enterprise
*Accept and apply high standards of craftsmanship and performance
*Ask questions
*Challenge assumptions
*Seek clarifications
*Self assessment
*Peer evaluation
*Play writing and directing portfolio
Backwards and Forwards: A Technical Manual for Reading Plays
by David Ball
Creative Play Direction (2nd Edition)
by Robert Cohen, John Harrop
*Analysis of impact of text and performance on diverse audience and community