Student Director's Calendar



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  • Off Book Dates:
​           Work with your fellow directors early to set your off book dates for your show (generally, think about breaking the show down into 25% chunks, have one off-book date per week).  Directors that are within the same class, plan to make your off books dates the same day each week, or as close as possible to each other.
        
  • Monday, Feb 7:  12 weeks before shows:  Choose 6-8 plays that you and your fellow director could work on.  
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  • Monday, Feb 14:  11 weeks before shows:  Have your play selections narrowed down to your top 3 choices.
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  • Tuesday, Feb 22:  10 weeks before shows:  Have your play finalized and approved by Mr. Faw.
     * Be fully familiar with your script.  Make sure the following are done:
     * Any cuts in the script (if the script is too long...ideal length is 25-35 min for theatre 1, 40-50 for theatre 2).
     * If you need to split characters, have them done by this point.
     * Have a finalized line count done for every single character (a long monologue will be multiple lines...ask Faw for clarity)
     * Have the scenes chosen that you will use for auditions, give them to Faw so copies can be made.

  • Monday, Feb 28:  9 weeks before shows:  (AUDITIONS this week in class)
 ​Things to remember as we audition the class:
     * The class will be split into 2 groups for theatre 1 auditions, make sure each person reads at least once for each show.
     * Be thinking about your cast list as you audition, but realize that the other directors are looking at their show as well.
     * When full auditions are done, directors will meet together outside of class to 'fight it out.'
     * TYPE OUT THE CAST LIST and send it to Faw.  
     * Make sure every actor has a character name and at least a couple of individual lines when you announce the cast.
              NO ONE SHOULD BE LISTED AS 'ENSEMBLE.'  (Even if this means you create the characters/lines)
     * The cast list will be posted ONLINE after school one day, or over the weekend.  No in class posting of the physical cast list. 

  • Monday, March 7:  8 weeks before shows:  
    * Early read through, get familiar with script  (we will still be working on other project in class)

  • Monday, March 14:  7 weeks before shows 
     *  Assign off books dates (and page numbers)

  • Monday, March 21:   6 weeks before shows:  (begin full in class rehearsals, we will try to wrap up other class projects by this week)
*  Off book/line check for 25% of show (you give them page number)

  • Monday, April 4:  5 weeks before shows (this is also musical week)

     
  • Monday, April 11:  4 weeks before shows 
     * Off book/line check for 50% of show (they are checked on the entire first half, even what was done last week)
     *  Sometime around this week, we have first in class performance for each other
     
  • Tuesday, April 19:  3 weeks before shows
    *  Off book/line check for 75% of show 
    
  • Monday, April 25:  2 weeks before shows
     * OFF BOOK FOR ENTIRE SCRIPT 
  
  • Monday, May 2:  1 week before shows
 ​     *  Sometime during this week, we have an in class performance for each other


NOTE:  Theatre Arts 2 will have after school rehearsals on Friday May 8 and Monday May 11.
  • Tuesday, May 10: THEATRE ARTS 2 PRODUCTION
  • Thursday, May 12:  THEATRE ARTS 1 PRODUCTION