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How do you choose a musical to direct that suits your amateur theatre group's needs?
How do you run an open and fair audition process and cast a show appropriately?
How do you design a rehearsal schedule to cover a large set of amateur performers?
How do you work with amateur actors to achieve a level of professionalism in performance while maintaining the enjoyment?

Directing Amateur Musical Theatre offers answers to all of these questions and many, many more.

Demystifying the pre-production process and auditions through to rehearsals and opening night, this book offers a roadmap for success for amateur directors everywhere.
Rooted in the wide-ranging experience of a working practitioner who specialises in directing amateur musical theatre across various different formats, it details ways to stage different types of musical numbers, through to blocking and staging a scene, as well as how to approach a text and expa

Directing Amateur Musical Theatre

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      Publisher Bloomsbury
      Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 1/25/2024
      ISBN-13 9781350398757
      978-1350398757
      ISBN-10 1350398756
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      How do you choose a musical to direct that suits your amateur theatre group's needs?
      How do you run an open and fair audition process and cast a show appropriately?
      How do you design a rehearsal schedule to cover a large set of amateur performers?
      How do you work with amateur actors to achieve a level of professionalism in performance while maintaining the enjoyment?

      Directing Amateur Musical Theatre offers answers to all of these questions and many, many more.

      Demystifying the pre-production process and auditions through to rehearsals and opening night, this book offers a roadmap for success for amateur directors everywhere.
      Rooted in the wide-ranging experience of a working practitioner who specialises in directing amateur musical theatre across various different formats, it details ways to stage different types of musical numbers, through to blocking and staging a scene, as well as how to approach a text and expa

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