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).  Plan to make your off books dates the same day each week...for example, each Tuesday.  
        
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  • Monday, Feb 18:  10 weeks before shows:  Have your play selections narrowed down to your top 3 choices.
 
  • Monday, Feb 25:  9 weeks before shows:  Have your play finalized and approved by Mr. Faw.
 
  • Monday, March 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 20-30 min for theatre 1, 25-35 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.

  • Tuesday, March 12:  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 the 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, March 18:  6 weeks before shows (begin in class rehearsals)
     *  Assign off books dates (and page numbers)

  • Monday, March 25:  5 weeks before shows
     *  Off book/line check for 25% of show (you give them page number)
     
  • Monday, April 1:  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 during this week, we have first in class performance for each other
     
  • Monday, April 8:  3 weeks before shows
    *  Off book/line check for 75% of show 
    
  • Tuesday, April 23:  2 weeks before shows
     * OFF BOOK FOR ENTIRE SCRIPT 
​     *  Sometime during this week (or following week), we have second in class performance for each other
    
  • Monday, April 29:  1 week before shows
 
  • Wed, May 8:  THEATRE ARTS 2 PRODUCTION
  • Thurs, May 9:  THEATRE ARTS 1 PRODUCTION