9 5 In a theatre in the round, the actors enter and exit through the audience. Task Below are some effects a director wants to achieve in a production. Make a list of practical staging choices required for these effects. Consider where on stage the actors might be, their posture, relationship to the audience and any other movements or reactions. Why this is important You must be able to justify the choices you make and understand how your choices will affect the audience. Theatre maker insight Katie Mitchell in The Director’s Craft ‘Remember that you are reading the play in order to come up with concrete tasks for the actors. So you need to practise translating your intellectual understanding of the material into speci c tasks for the actors to execute. If you talk to the actors using the language of literary criticism or abstract ideas they will struggle to respond to your instructions precisely and, as a result, their work will be vague.’ How to explore a play for A Level Drama and Theatre Tip Remember that it is part of the director’s responsibility to coordinate and oversee the work of the actors and designers. If you wish to create a shocking moment on stage, think about how you could direct the actors and work with the designers to create this moment. When X enters the party scene, I want to make it clear that she is the centre of attention and no one can take their eyes off her. A At this key moment, when X goes to break the valuable vase, I want to build the suspense before it is hurled to the ground. D In this argument, which has quickly escalated, I want to emphasise that the husband is shocked by his wife’s admission, but doesn’t want her to know how much it has hurt him. C I need to nd a way of showing that Y feels cut off from their other three family members who are on stage. B When Y interrupts the ght, I want his power and the fear of his presence to be obvious in the actions of everyone in the city square. E Copyright: Sample material
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