Student Director's Calendar


  • 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.
        
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  • Monday, Sept 20:  10 weeks before shows:  Have your play selections narrowed down to your top 3 choices.
 
  • Monday, Sept 27:  9 weeks before shows:  Have your play finalized and approved by Mr. Faw.
 
  • Monday, Oct 4:  8 weeks before shows 
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, Oct 11:  7 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 have a printed copy in class.  
     * 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)

  • Monday, Oct 18:  6 weeks before shows (begin in class rehearsals)
     *  Assign off books dates (and page numbers)

  • Monday, Oct 25:  5 weeks before shows
     *  Off book/line check for 25% of show (you give them page number)
     
  • Monday, Nov 1:  4 weeks before shows (this is also NCTC Festival Week)
     * 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
     
  • Monday Nov 8:  3 weeks before shows
    *  Off book/line check for 75% of show 
    
  • Monday, Nov 15:  2 weeks before shows
     * OFF BOOK FOR ENTIRE SCRIPT 
    
  • Nov 22-23, Thanksgiving week
       * (only two days this week, will likely be missing some students in class)
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  • Monday, Nov 29:  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 Dec 3 and Monday Dec 6.
  • Tuesday, Dec 7: THEATRE ARTS 2 PRODUCTION
  • Thursday, Dec 9:  THEATRE ARTS 1 PRODUCTION