Description
Stage directors oversee and orchestrate the mounting of a performance production by unifying various endeavours and aspects of a theatrical production. They ensure the quality and completeness of the theatrical production and lead the members of the creative team into realising their artistic vision for it.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
cue a performanceevaluate art qualitycarry out auditionsfind a replacement for stage managerdirect an artistic teammaintain blocking notesread scriptsadapt designers’ work to the performance venueadapt a scriptanalyse a scriptwork with playwrightsassemble an artistic teamdevelop drama production processmanage prompt bookcommunicate expectations of fight actionsorganise rehearsalsidentify technical resources for performancesdetermine context to present the workfollow time cuesmanage budgetsensure visual quality of the setwrite technical ridersselect music for performanceprompt performers