Respond to two tips from section VI of Notes on Directing.

53. Every scene is a chase scene. 

As I deal with blocking my script and helping my actors through the process I have found on character who is a chaser through most of the play. She physically chases the protago...

I read articles on Howlround and American Theatre that looked at the relationship between the playwright and the director. The Howlround article was a director discussing her work with playwrights developing new scripts and her pain that has arisen when taken off a pro...

Reflect on two tips from Notes on Directing section VII.

58. Start Nice

Developing a common language between the director and actors is especially important when working with my peers. I do like to have a good time in rehearsal, so having phrases and body language shifts...

Respond to two tips from section III of Notes on Directing.

29. Directing is mostly casting.

I was nervous going into this casting process. I wasn't sure how I was going to know what I wanted or needed from actors. If I get it "wrong" then my whole production could suffe...

I watched the video of the various film actors describing what they liked and what they need from a director. A through theme is this video was wanting clarity from their directors. Meryl Streep talked about how even in the director wasn't sure what they wanted that ju...

Choose 2 tips from section 1 of Notes on Directing and respond to them in terms on your own approach to texts and your own manifesto/experience/goals/work.

7. Learn to love a play you don't particularly like.

I have had to work on plays in the past that I didn't really c...

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This is my first blog entry as part of my coursework for Directing I. My assignment for this entry is to choose two tips from part two of Notes on Directing by Frank Hauser and Russell Reich and discuss them in relationship to my work/goals/manifesto/experience....