Role Of A Director

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Director
A theatre director or stage director is a director/instructor in the theatre field who oversees
and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production (a play, an opera, a musical, or a
devised piece of work) by unifying various endeavours and aspects of production.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_director
Typical work activities:
 programmingandbudgeting;
 workingwithwritersthroughworkshopsorscriptdevelopmentschemes;
 adaptinga scriptand, if the playis newlywritten,workingwiththe writerorcollaboratingwith
playwrights;
 breakingdownascript,analysingandexploringthe contentandconductingrelevantresearch;
 translatingandinterpretingascriptor musical score;
 holdingauditionsforproductions,selectingandhiringdesigners,musicians,etc.;
 managingtime andorganisingpeopleandspace;
 attendingproductionmeetingswithsetdesigners;
 organisingrehearsals;
 communicatingandliaisingwithall partiesinvolved,includingactors,the creative team, the
productionteamandproducers;
 attendingpreviewperformancesandpreparingdetailednotesforthe castand creative and
productionteams;
 Helpingtopublicise the productionbygivinginterviewsandleadingdiscussions.
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/theatre_director_job_description.htm

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Trevor Nunn:
Sir Trevor Robert Nunn, CBE (born 14 January 1940) is an English theatre, film and television
director. Nunn has been the Artistic Director for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal
National Theatre, and, currently, the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. He has directed musicals and
dramas for the stage, as well as opera. His well-known musicals are Cats (1981) and Les
Misérables (1985). His dramas include Macbeth. He has been nominated for the Tony Award for
Best Direction of a Musical, the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play, the Laurence Olivier
Award for Best Director, and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical,
winning the Tony Award (Musical) for Cats and Les Misérables and a Olivier Award.
The productionshe’sdirectedinclude:
 A Chorusof Disapproval – 2012
 The Lion inWinter– 2011
 Flare Path– 2011
 Aspectsof Love – 1989/2010
 A Little NightMusic– 2009
 Gone withthe Wind – 2008
 KingLear – 2007
 The Seagull – 2007
 Acorn Antiques:The Musical! –2005
 AnythingGoes – 2002
 My FairLady – 2001
 Oklahoma!– 1998
 SunsetBoulevard –1993
 Chess– 1986
 Les Misérables –1985
 StarlightExpress –1984
 Cats – 1981 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Nunn