a practical guide for non-professional theatre O'Hanlon, Dom creator author. text bibliography enk 2024 2024 monographic eng

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xii, 209 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm. "How do you choose a musical to direct that suits your amateur theatre group's needs? How do you run an open and fair audition process and cast a show appropriately? How do you design a rehearsal schedule to cover a large set of amateur performers? How do you work with amateur actors to achieve a level of professionalism in performance while maintaining the enjoyment? Directing Amateur Musical Theatre offers answers to all of these questions and many, many more. Demystifying the pre-production process and auditions through to rehearsals and opening night, this book offers a roadmap for success for amateur directors everywhere. Rooted in the wide-ranging experience of a working practitioner who specialises in directing amateur musical theatre across various different formats, it details ways to stage different types of musical numbers, through to blocking and staging a scene, as well as how to approach a text and expanding the acting skills of a mixed-ability cast. Considering the opportunities offered by different musicals, it equips you to direct shows ranging from the golden age through to more contemporary works with imaginative, sensitive and informed direction. Featuring practical advice and exercises that follow the life-cycle of a production, this book also includes helpful charts, diagrams, templates and tools that break down the fundamental elements of directing a musical in a digestible way that will appeal to first-time, as well as more experienced, directors looking to hone and refine their craft. This invaluable handbook – the first to be published in the post-Covid landscape – will be invaluable to anyone with an interest in directing amateur musical theatre and would like to bring more to, and gain more from, the experience"-- Publisher's description. Introduction -- Act 1. Directing preparation -- Why Direct an amateur musical? -- Approaching a production -- Who's who? -- Show selection -- Production schedule -- Auditions and casting -- Rehearsal schedule -- Props list -- Costume -- Concepts and understanding a show -- Act 2. Directing process -- Welcome to the rehearsal room -- The first rehearsal - setting the tone -- Warm-up -- Structuring a rehearsal -- Directing the ensemble -- Ensemble exercises -- Directing child actors -- Directing principal actors -- Blocking, staging and directing -- Directing a book scene -- Directing musical numbers -- Directing a 'problematic' musical -- Directing sensitive scenes -- Putting it together -- Act 3. Curtain up, light the lights -- Production week schedules -- The technical rehearsal -- The dress rehearsal -- The run of the show -- Final Reflection. Dom O'Hanlon. Includes bibliographical references and index. Musical theater Production and direction Amateur theater Production and direction Théâtre musical Production et mise en scène MT955 .O33 2024 792.6023 Oh14d O'Hanlon, Dom. London : Methuen Drama, 2024 1st ed. (OCoLC)1435635111 9781350398757 2023567505 YDX 241008 20261028112719.0 23887684 eng