Unit
3 - Character
Module
4: Performing
Lesson
2 - Working With a Director
Introduction:
The purpose of this lesson is to provide an opportunity
for personal reflection and experience with the directoral process.
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to orally
identify some of the characteristics of a good director.
| Note:
As you prepare to perform your monologue, apply all that
you have studied to the performance. You should consider
only elements which are within your grasp. For example:
Lighting plan should reflect actual equipment available. |
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Performance
Alternative:
Remember, not all students in drama wish to perform - some
may prefer to work behind the scenes. You have the option
for finding someone else to do the acting, while you direct
the performance. |
Activities:
Activity
1 - Talking Circle or Discussion
| Talking
Circle: What
does it mean to have a vision, a clear picture of what
you want? How can you best get others to do what you want?
What qualities in a leader do you most admire? How is
this this similar to a director? |
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Activity
2 - Personal Analysis:
The teacher will read the following characteristics of a good
director aloud. Record which ones you will excel at, and where
you will struggle.
-
knows
the play/script very well (even before casting & rehearsals)
-
has
a vision of the play
-
has
to find the right people to work with for acting and technical
roles
-
convinces
others of the vision - so it is a shared vision
-
gains
trust and respect of cast and crew
-
may
help actor(s) understand their role, or lead them through
exploration of the character
-
may
assign background research to actors to help them understand
the play
-
sensitive
to the overall tempo of the play, provides objective feedback
-
may
provide notes to actors after rehearsals (things to work on,
be aware of)
-
leads
actors and crew from rehearsal to performance
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Make
a three item list of things you want to remember
when you are a director.
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Activity
3 - Directing Plan Presentation:
Create a directing plan for your monologue performance piece.
Be creative in how you present this plan. It must, however, show
that the elements of performance have been considered:
- vision
(perhaps through a metaphor, drawings, related art or music)
- rehearsal
process (include strategies for finding character)
- technical
aspects - blocking, staging, props, costume, make up, light,
sound
- cast
and crew list
- expected
audience, invitation or ticket, video documentation
You
will present your plan to the class. The teacher will be the "Producer"
with all the money and resources needed to bring the performance
to the stage. You need to convince him or her with your plan.
Style and panache count!
Evaluation:
Directing plan will be marked for the elements (2 marks each),
for creativity (5 marks) and for clarity of vision and expression
(5 marks).
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