DISCOVERIES OF A DEVELOPING DIRECTOR:
AN EXPLORATION OF THE ART AND CRAFT OF
DIRECTING FOR MUSICAL THEATRE
Open Access
Author:
Montgomery, Robert Maxon
Area of Honors:
Musical Theatre
Degree:
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Document Type:
Thesis
Thesis Supervisors:
Susan B Russell, Thesis Honors Advisor Cary Lee Libkin, Thesis Supervisor
Keywords:
Musical Theatre Directing Theatre Andrew Lippa Tom Greenwald John & Jen
Abstract:
The craft of modern theatrical direction has been well documented by a great number of experienced directors since its inception over one hundred and fifty years ago. However, there are far fewer, if any, published examples of a nascent director’s discovery and exploration of this art. This written thesis is the documentation of a young director’s experience leading up to the rehearsals of his premiere production. It explores the basic principles of directing, the process of developing an approach for the realization of a production from the selection of a show through the end of pre-production work, and the direct application of all these elements to a production of the musical john & jen by Andrew Lippa and Tom Greenwald.
