The Director and the Producer
I. THE THEATER DIRECTOR
A. Evolution of the Director: A Historical Perspective
B. The Director and the Script
1. Choosing a script
2. The "spine" of the play
3. The style of the production
4. The directorial concept
a. Concept and period
b. Concept and central image
c. Concept and purpose
5. The director and the dramaturg
6. The auteur director
C. The Director and the production
1. The physical production
2. Casting
3. Rehearsals
4. The director as the audience's eye
5. Movement, pace, and rhythm
6. Technical rehearsal
7. Dress rehearsal
8. Previews
D. The Director's Power and Responsibility
II. THE PRODUCER OR MANAGER
A. The Commercial Producer
B. Noncommercial Theaters
1. Administrative organization of a nonprofit theater
2. Responsibilities of the noncommercial producer or manager
III. COMPLETING THE PICTURE: PLAYWRIGHT, DIRECTOR, AND PRODUCER
IDENTIFY OR DEFINE
1. Director
2. Actor-manager
3. Style
4. Concept
5. Period
6. "Spine" of a play
7. Slice of life
8. Central image
9. Naturalism
10. Heightened realism or selective realism
11. Allegory
12. Expressionism
13. Dramaturg or literary manager
14. Auteur director
15. Casting
16. Typecasting
17. Blocking
18. Visual composition
19. Pace
20. Rhythm
21. Technical rehearsal
22. Run-through
23. Dress rehearsal
24. Previews or tryouts
25. Producer
26. Manager
27. "Front of the house"