What Does it Means to be a Theatre Director

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When someone goes to watch a play, they are usually focused around the actors. Never really reminding them or thinking about all the other jobs and efforts that are used to put together his production. It is often looked past, that the whole play was thought up by a director. What they are watching was something that a director had to envision. The director is the boss of the play. They are physically directing what the actors and actresses need to do. But being a theatre director is not just about telling actors what to do during scenes. Being a theatre director means having a vision and something unique that you have to say. But instead of talking or writing what you have to say, you make a visual reference that actually shows and plays out emotions of what you are trying to say. An old high school drama teacher states, “Being a director means trying to control what is, at times, uncontrollable. It’s like trying to coordinate something that is next to impossible, but when you do it right, there’s no better feelings.”(Gratzer 2014). Being a good theatre director is kind of a mix of a poet and a general. You have to be part poet so you can have the unique message which you are trying to tell through emotions and sight. But you have to have the mix with a general because you have to tell your actors what to do, how to do it, and unite them to make them get your message out as clear as possible. Also having enough perseverance and patience to make sure that this long-term project will be seen all the through. “Being a Director requires great creative vision, dedication and commitment. Directors are ultimately responsible for .. success or failure." (http://www.creativeskillset.org/) Directing a play has three main phases, the fir...

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...eir vision and they are the ones bringing it to life.

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