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Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: director's job in a musical
• What is a musical?
• Conventions of the musical theatre
• How to use this book
• PHASE 1 CONCEPTION
• Charting a detailed course for your production journey
• Timetable 1 preparation
• ch. 1 Preparing for collaboration
• Unit 1.1 Reading and listening to the musical
• 1.1.1. Gathering impressions
• Questionnaire: first impressions
• Unit 1.2 Creating a research portfolio
• Unit 1.3 History and society viewed selectively
• Unit 1.4 Tradition
• Unit 1.5 Dissecting the script and score
• 1.5.1. Units of action
• Questionnaire: unit analysis
• Unit 1.6 Character analysis
• 1.6.1. Facts
• Questionnaire: a character's given circumstances

• 1.6.2. Character journey
• 1.6.3. Charting change
• 1.6.4. Attitudes
• Questionnaire: character attitudes
• 1.6.5. Ambitions
• Questionnaire: character ambitions
• Unit 1.7 Directing and style
• 1.7.1. What is style?
• 1.7.2. Establishing style in your production
• 1.7.3. Unity of style
• 1.7.4. History and genre
• 1.7.5. Worldview
• Questionnaire: defining worldview
• 1.7.6. Articulating style
• Questionnaire: elements of style
• Unit 1.8 Visiting the theatre
• Unit 1.9 Getting it down on paper: creating a concept statement
• 1.9.1. This is the story of ...
• 1.9.2. Themes and ideas
• 1.9.3. Images and visual style
• 1.9.4. State your passion
• ch. 2 Imagining the chorus
• Unit 2.1 What is a chorus?
• Unit 2.2 Populating the world of your musical
• Unit 2.3 power of the group
• Unit 2.4 Applying pressure
• Unit 2.5 Chorus as storyteller
• Unit 2.6 Chorus as spectacle
• Unit 2.7 Chorus as characters
• Unit 2.8 Engaging chorus actors
• PHASE 2 COLLABORATION
• Timetable 2 Setting your production in motion
• ch. 3 Collaborative partners
• Unit 3.1 passionate center
• Unit 3.2 What is a choreographer?
• Unit 3.3 Theatre dance vs. concert dance
• Unit 3.4 Musical collaboration
• ch. 4 Directing the design
• Unit 4.1 Design process: scenery
• 4.1.1. Scenic design preparation
• Questionnaire: scenic design
• 4.1.2. What to expect in the scenic design process
• Scenic design process: Big River
• Unit 4.2 Design process: costumes
• 4.2.1. Character analysis for costume design
• 4.2.2. Practical requirements
• 4.2.3. Cast-by-scene breakdown
• 4.2.4. What to expect in the costume design process
• Gregg Barnes' costume design process: The Drowsy Chaperone
• Unit 4.3 Design process: lighting
• 4.3.1. What to expect in the lighting design process
• Lighting design process: Follies
• Unit 4.4 Budgets and creative limits
• Checklist: effective design
• PHASE 3 REHEARSAL
• Timetable 3 Auditions to final studio run-through
• ch. 5 Auditions
• Unit 5.1 Casting breakdowns
• Unit 5.2 Principal role auditions
• 5.2.1. Principal role callbacks
• Unit 5.3 Chorus calls
• Unit 5.4 Addressing multiple casting needs
• Unit 5.5 Non-traditional casting
• Unit 5.6 Negotiations and waiting
• ch. 6 Staging and coaching
• Unit 6.1 Staging stories
• 6.1.1. Levels of staging
• 6.1.2. Staging questions
• Questionnaire: staging action
• 6.1.3. Believable spontaneity and inevitability
• 6.1.4. Types of musical numbers
• 6.1.5. Prompts to staging opportunities
• 6.1.6. Staging structure
• 6.1.7. Storytelling through staging
• 6.1.8. All staging is action
• 6.1.9. Storytelling
• beat by beat
• 6.1.10. Group staging notation
• 6.1.11. Choreographic staging
• Unit 6.2 Staging tools
• 6.2.1. Movement and images
• 6.2.2. Principles of effective blocking
• 6.2.3. Compositional qualities
• Unit 6.3 Blocking scenes and songs
• 6.3.1. Blocking script setup
• 6.3.2. Ideas into action
• 6.3.3. Blocking notation
• 6.3.4. Giving blocking to actors
• Unit 6.4 Coaching your cast
• 6.4.1. Actor/singers
• 6.4.2. Ten keys to coaching the singing actor
• 6.4.3. Dancers are actors, too
• Unit 6.5 Entertainment values and "selling it" to the audience
• PHASE 4 PRODUCTION
• Timetable 4 Technical rehearsals to final dress rehearsal
• ch. 7 Moving into the theatre
• Unit 7.1 Getting acquainted with the theatre space
• Unit 7.2 Spacing rehearsals and adjustments
• Unit 7.3 Safety first
• Unit 7.4 Adding scenery and props
• Unit 7.5 Adding lighting
• Unit 7.6 Adding the orchestra
• Unit 7.7 Sound design and reinforcement
• Unit 7.8 stage manager takes charge: technical rehearsals
• Unit 7.9 Adding costumes
• Unit 7.10 Crew
• Unit 7.11 Special rehearsals
• Unit 7.12 Putting it all back together
• Unit 7.13 Finding the heart of the show again
• Unit 7.14 Prioritizing and problem solving
• Unit 7.15 "Please" and "thank you"
• PHASE 5 PERFORMANCE
• Timetable 5 Previews to closing
• ch. 8 Shaping the production
• Unit 8.1 Curtain calls
• Unit 8.2 Previews
• Unit 8.3 Advice and opinions
• Unit 8.4 Opening night
• Unit 8.5 Notes and rehearsals after opening
• Unit 8.6 Postmortem
• ch. 9 Etcetera-and all the rest
• Unit 9.1 Directing new works
• Unit 9.2 Directing revues
• Unit 9.3 Habits of successful directors
• Appendices
• Appendix A Sample documents
• a. Weekly rehearsal schedule: Seussical
• b. Daily rehearsal schedule: Carousel
• c. Blocking/staging checklist: Seussical
• d. Cast-by-scene breakdowns: Nine
• e. Scene and song rehearsal unit breakdown: Kiss Me, Kate
• f. Concept statement: Into the Woods
• g. Scene/song unit analysis: Fiddler on the Roof
• h. Character analysis (short): The Light in the Piazza
• i. Staging road map (beat breakdown): "The Night Waltz" from A Little Night Music
• Appendix B Complete production timetable
• Appendix C Questionnaires
• Questionnaire 1 First Impressions
• Questionnaire 2 Unit Analysis
• Questionnaire 3 Character Given Circumstances
• Questionnaire 4 Character Attitudes
• Questionnaire 5 Character Ambitions
• Questionnaire 6 Defining Worldview
• Questionnaire 7 Elements of style
• Questionnaire 8 Scenic Design
• Questionnaire 9 Staging Action
• Checklist: effective design
• Appendix D Brief glossary of useful stage terms.

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Author/Creator:

Deer, Joe

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Directing in musical theatre: an essential guide [by Deer, J.]

Subjects:

Musical theater — Production and direction

Musical theater — Instruction and study

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

MT955 .D34 2014

ISBNs:

1136246703 (electronic bk.)
9781136246708 (electronic bk.)
9780415624893 (hardback, alk. paper) [Invalid]
0415624894 (hardback, alk. paper) [Invalid]
9780415624909 (pbk., alk. paper) [Invalid]
0415624908 (pbk., alk. paper) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

868284409

Other Control Numbers:

686233 (source: EbpS)
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