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A director providing instruction. A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors and aspects of production. The director's function is to ensure the ...
Theater manager, the administrator of the theater, also called general manager, managing director, or intendant (UK English); often also has the responsibilities of an artistic director Ticketing agent
The artistic director of a theatre company is the individual with the overarching artistic control of the theatre's production choices, directorial choices, and overall artistic vision. In smaller theatres, the artistic director may be the founder of the theatre and the primary director of its plays.
A theatrical producer is a person who oversees all aspects of mounting a theatre production.The producer is responsible for the overall financial and managerial functions of a production or venue, raises or provides financial backing, and hires personnel for creative positions (writer, director, designers, composer, choreographer—and in some cases, performers).
The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), formerly known as Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (SDC), is an independent national labor union established in 1959, representing theatrical directors and choreographers working on Broadway, National Tours, Off-Broadway, and in various resident, regional, and stock theatres throughout the United States.
In contemporary theater, the director usually determines blocking during rehearsal, telling actors where they should move for the proper dramatic effect, to ensure sight lines for the audience and to work with the lighting design of the scene. Each scene in a play is usually "blocked" as a unit, after which the director will move on to the next ...
Over time, with the rise in complexity of theatre due to advances such as mechanized scenery, quick costume changes, and controlled lighting, the stage manager's job was split into two positions— director and stage manager. [2] Many playwrights, directors, and actors have previously worked as assistant stage managers.
This is a list of theatre directors, living and dead, who have been active in the 20th and 21st centuries. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.