Hedgerow's Marketing department asked me to contribute some articles about the directing process to their blog. Now that the show is open, I wanted to gather them all in one place. They're written for a general audience, who hopefully appreciates theatre but doesn't necessarily participate in the industry. It's been a useful exercise to articulate what exactly it is we do.
In chronological order:
~PRE-PRODUCTION, in which I overheat my library card before rehearsals start.
~WEEK ONE, in which we start blocking and build the characters who should live in this world.
~WEEK TWO, in which we finish blocking, add a missing cast member, and add fight choreography.
~WEEK THREE, in which we move from the rehearsal room to the stage, and start putting our scripts away.
~TECH WEEK, in which we add lights/sound/costumes, tighten the show and switch stage managers.
~PREVIEWS and OPENING, in which I say goodbye to a talented group of people, who no longer need me (which was the plan all along).