directors in action Directing a performance can often enhance your skills as an actor, particularly with the overall through-line of a piece, spatial awareness (blocking), energy levels and audience awareness.
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PRACTICAL TASK
Follow the link to the Sydney Theatre Awards http://www.sydneytheatreawards.com/2011.php Write down the nominations for BEST DIRECTION OF A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION and BEST DIRECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION in 2011. Did anyone in your class see any of the nominated performances? If so, ask them what they thought about the production. Who were the winners? (Winners are in bold type) Choose one of the nominees and write a one-page outline on their: -
Training Past productions Style of direction Tips that they have for directors Tips that they have for actors
REFLECTION
What can you apply from the above research to your own IP? How will that improve your IP?