Iris Hsin-chun Tuan UCLA Ph.D. Associate Professor NCTU CH13 Directing and Producing.

Iris Hsin-chun Tuan UCLA Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorNCTU

CH13Directing and Producing

The ProducerThe Producer• Have the financial and

managerial tasks of making productions available to the public.

• Producers in the Broadway theatre are often accused of placing financial considerations above artistic integrity.

• Responsibilities are most clearly defined in the Broadway theatre.

• Have to seek financial backing from many people or groups.

The ProducerThe Producer• Producers usually approach

prospective investors with a proposed budget .

• After raise the necessary capital, they negotiate contracts with all of the personnel who will be involved

• Rent space for auditions and rehearsals.

• Responsibilities are less clearly defined in other situations.

Kevin and Shirley‑-record & produce

The ProducerThe Producer• In community theatre, the organization itself is usually the

producer, and volunteers carry out many of the duties.

• In education theatre, the producer functions may be divided among several persons.

White Pines Collegiate and Vocational School Sault Ste Marie Community Theatre

The ProducerThe Producer• Concerned with the business of show business.• Often involved in choosing the scripts to be produced.

New Moon Productions’ Musical Theatre Creation Workshop

The ProducerThe ProducerMost permanent organizations present a season

composed of several plays. The group may take into consideration:

• offering a variety of periods and forms• the production requirements of each play• the total cost in relation to the organization’s budget and

projected income• the tastes of local audiences and probable box-office appeal

The DirectorThe DirectorConcerned with the

artistic aspects of production:

• Decides upon an interpretation of the script and a production concept that will shape its staging.

• Casts and rehearses with the performers.

• Work with the designers.• Integrates all of the elements

into a finished production.Theatre Director

The DirectorThe DirectorAnalyzing and studying the

script, the director :

• They may note its structural pattern of preparation, complication, climax, and resolution.

• Some directors divide a script into short segments.

• Examine the function of each segment in relation.

• Note their emotional reaction to certain moments in the script or images. Dr. Allison also talked about the artistic

aspects. (The Epoch Times)

The DirectorThe DirectorAnalyzing and studying the script, the director:

• “Through line” － its themes, point of view, and implications.• Studies all of the characters to understand their individual

functions in the play.• Note scenic, costume, and lighting requirements.• Aware of the script’s potential and pitfalls, opportunities, and

difficulties.

The DirectorThe DirectorAnalyzing and studying

the script, the director:

• Consult sources beyond the script to understand the author’s view.

Bradley Thachuk will be music director and principal conductor for the 2011-12 season

of the Niagara Symphony.

The DirectorThe DirectorAnalyzing and studying

the script, the director fully understands the play:

• May distill his or her interpretation of the play into a production concept;

• A short statement that conveys the director’s vision for the production.

Summerfolk's new artistic-director James Keelaghan at the Georgian Bay Folk Society offices. BILL HENRY/QMI Agency/ The Sun Times.

The DirectorThe DirectorApproaches to directing, the

director:

1)Retain the time and place specified in the script and closely follow.

2)Capture the spirit of the playwright’s script.

3)Directing places less emphasis on the script.

My Approach to Directing: Theatre is action. Action is change.

The DirectorThe DirectorApproaches to directing, the director:• Peter Brook shaped his widely admired production of

A Midsummer Night’s Dream around a central motif:• The potentials and dangers of love.

Woody Allen takes a very hands-on approach to directing.

Backstage of theatre show A Midsummer Night's Dream

• Backstage of theatre show A Midsummer Night's Dream• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ4cNf3ILeQ

The DirectorThe DirectorThe director and the

designers, if they are not to work at cross-purposes with each other:

• Production’s focus be clear to everyone involved.

• Director’s focus is relate to any specific demands.

Whenever George Clooney decides to direct a film, it’s always at the very least interesting. While he’s had failure (Leatherheads), successes like Good Night and Good Luck and the recent The Ides of March have showcased Clooney’s fly-on-the-wall approach to directing as a powerful way to approach his subjects.

The DirectorThe DirectorThe director and the designers, if they discuss:• Designers considered a number of questions which are

usually explored.• Designers revised until the director and designers are

mutually satisfied.

Anne Bogart directing Ellen Lauren in rehearsal for The Trojan Women

The DirectorThe DirectorAuditions and casting:• Many professional producing organizations increasingly depend

on casting directors to save them time by creating a small pool of likely candidates.

• Some directors or producing organizations ask performers to present previously prepared audition material.

• Many factors determine final casting.

Casting directors interviewing actresses at an audition. See more movie making pictures.Kristian Dowling/Getty Images

The DirectorThe DirectorWorking with the actors, the director:• Work to mesh actors with their roles and the dramatic

action.• Throughout the rehearsal process, the director assesses

the actor’s work and makes suggestion for improvement.

Dean Williamson played the recitatives on a Kurzweil keyboard during the rehearsal process. Here, Assistant Director Jeff Buchman helps the cast learn semaphore movements for the mayhem of the Act One imbroglio Finale (Photo by Alan Alabastro)

The Director’s meansThe Director’s meansStage images, the director’s means:• Need to be aware of visual composition not merely to

create beautiful stage pictures.• Controls the position of the performers on stage.• Construct images from a variety of angles throughout the

performance.

The large screens hanging off the front of the circle allow the singers and actors to see the Musical Director’s on-stage conducting, whilst performing.Photo: Alex Bourne

The Director’s meansThe Director’s meansStage images, the

director’s :• Construct images from a

variety of angles throughout the performance.

1)Oedipus the king

2)Hamlet

3)A Doll’s House

4)The Hairy Ape Oedipus the King

Oedipus Rex Screener

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jp4O4cFU34

A Doll’s House• A Doll's House, Act 1, scene 2, 1987• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWRVIQt5ENg

The Hairy Ape• The Hairy Ape - Act 1• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRVLrqorLz4

The Director’s meansThe Director’s meansStage images :

• Consider stage images the legacy of a time.

• Many objections to the deliberate use of stage images

• concern the possibility.

Director and Assistant Director/Stage Management playing with a strange object? Check!