Stage Director
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Stage directing for the College Light Opera Company may be unlike any other stage directing you have ever done. The pressures of weekly rep are enormous and several competent and fine directors have fallen flat on their faces working under this pressure. We urge you, in the strongest possible terms to read this job description carefully and think whether your own approach to directing will allow you to function well in the setting described.
We are looking for experienced music theatre directors. Candidates should work well with young artists, be well organized and well prepared for their shows and run efficient rehearsals. We cannot emphasize enough that every bit of blocking must be thought through and written down before rehearsals begin.
The weekly schedule begins on Tuesday with the day given over to learning all of the music for the next show. Blocking rehearsals take place Wednesday from 9:30-12:00 and from 7:00 - 9:30. Thursday morning is also for blocking. Friday morning should see the finishing of new blocking with a"stagger-through" of the show starting Friday afternoon and continuing Saturday morning. On Saturday afternoon, there is a sitzprobe with the orchestra. Sunday afternoon is a piano run-through. Sunday night is tech rehearsal. Monday is touch-up day and usually a run of the show. Monday night is orchestra dress rehearsal.
Music and dance rehearsals can take place simultaneously with the director's rehearsals. The stage manager, an accompanist and a conductor are always available at blocking rehearsals. The good director who is well prepared and organized finds working with the company a thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding experience. Stage directors are paid room and board and a fee per show directed. Please e-mail [email protected] for more information.
We are looking for experienced music theatre directors. Candidates should work well with young artists, be well organized and well prepared for their shows and run efficient rehearsals. We cannot emphasize enough that every bit of blocking must be thought through and written down before rehearsals begin.
The weekly schedule begins on Tuesday with the day given over to learning all of the music for the next show. Blocking rehearsals take place Wednesday from 9:30-12:00 and from 7:00 - 9:30. Thursday morning is also for blocking. Friday morning should see the finishing of new blocking with a"stagger-through" of the show starting Friday afternoon and continuing Saturday morning. On Saturday afternoon, there is a sitzprobe with the orchestra. Sunday afternoon is a piano run-through. Sunday night is tech rehearsal. Monday is touch-up day and usually a run of the show. Monday night is orchestra dress rehearsal.
Music and dance rehearsals can take place simultaneously with the director's rehearsals. The stage manager, an accompanist and a conductor are always available at blocking rehearsals. The good director who is well prepared and organized finds working with the company a thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding experience. Stage directors are paid room and board and a fee per show directed. Please e-mail [email protected] for more information.