HELLO DIRECTORS!
Region II has opportunities for both faculty and student directors at all levels of experience. Find out a bit more by reading below, and for detailed information, click the menu to the left.
STUDENT DIRECTING INSTITUTE (SDI)
a Directing Seminar available to all students at KCACTF Region II Festival
At the festival you will:
- participate in four workshops directly related to the process of directing
- discuss and engage in the process of directing through text analysis, auditions, and creating a staged reading
- rehearse with actors
- receive guidance from an experienced director
- enhance development of your directing process
- present a short staged reading for the public and receive a response from experienced directors
Qualifications:
- you are a registered student at a college or university participating in KCACTF in 2011
- you will be attending the Region II KCACTF Festival at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA January 10-14, 2012
- you have a deep interest in learning about directing (no previous experience necessary, although it is helpful)
- you apply and are accepted in the Directing Institute
Click on the SDI menu to the left for further details.
THE SOCIETY OF STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS FELLOWSHIP (SDC)
Student directors who have directed productions at their home institution should look into this program. Click on the SDC menu to the left for more information.
Directing Collaboration Tank
PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT: Join a team as a director! (learn from the foundations of the Collaboration Tank of previous years)
This new project, to run during the festival, invites young and/or developing directors to apply to be a part of a production team which will meet and deliberate during the festival and then present pre-production plans. While this does not replace the collaboration tank, the aim is to provide a collaborative experience for a range of students planning to enter any one of the theatre arts. Plays will be chosen before the festival. Teams will be created from applicants to each of the areas of Directors, Dramaturgs, Scene Designers, Costume Designers, Lighting Designers, and Sound Designers. Through text analysis, hearty discussion, and production planning, each group will have the opportunity to create a ?virtual? production and present it to the other groups as if in a pre-audition/pre-rehearsal state. Discussions will most likely mimic a series of production meetings, thus giving everyone experience in those areas of communication and collaboration. Teams will assemble to lay the foundation for their work, following closing ceremonies. All projects will be presented on the Friday afternoon of the festival.
Those who participate as directors will also attend all three of the Directing Institute workshops. It is not likely that a student could participate in the Directing Institute and the Production Development Project. If you apply for both (see later pages), please be sure to state which you would prefer in order of preference.
If you are interested and/or intrigued in participating in this aspect of the festival, please fill out the application and send it to Becky Prophet by Dec. 1, 2011. Also, please inform others on your home campus of this opportunity. If they wish to pursue this kind of project in other areas, please guide them to apply through the Design-Tech Management section of this website or to contact Rob Berry.
In this initial launch of this project, we will also be looking for faculty, whether directors or designers who are willing to mentor a group engaged in production development. If you are interested in this as a way to give two or three hours at the festival, please contact Becky Prophet, fprophet@alfred.edu. Mentoring would entail attending the group meetings to help stimulate discussion and/or to keep the project on course.
Young Director’s Shadow Program
Would you like an introduction to the process of directing through shadowing an experienced director? Apply to Becky Prophet, e-mail: fprophet@alfred.edu. We will try to match you with a faculty director who is directing a new play for the NPP. Fill out the application, requesting the opportunity to shadow a full-length, one-act, or ten-minute play at the festival. Be sure to include your reasons for hoping to be a part of this introduction to directing through observation. Participation is limited to the number of NPP directors who are willing to have a “shadow.”
Faculty Directors
Regional faculty may apply to direct staged readings of new work at the regional festival. Additionally, we encourage faculty directors to attend regional workshops, round tables, and informal meet & greets while at the regional festival. Click on the Faculty Director menu on the left to find out more.