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A
director has an uncontrollable urge. Where does the urge come
from? It could be stimulated by a play, which has been read. (Mask
members are always holding play readings - see the diary notes).The director has a vision of how the words will sound in an actor's mouth and has ideas about what the audience will see on the stage. This urge to direct is taken to a meeting of the Mask Committee. A budget is agreed, audition dates are fixed and a meeting with the set designer arranged. The Mask machinery then goes into action. The marketing team and people responsible for properties, costume, and backstage organisation start their work. All these people will have ideas, which the director will listen to but final decisions rest with the director. The director casts the play and rehearsals start. The real work of the director begins. A director must build the confidence of the individual and the group. A director must always have in mind that members of an amateur society chose to spend their precious spare time to make a play. The entire company must enjoy the experience. |
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