INTRO TO DRAMA

INTRO TO DRAMA – MASK: DIRECTOR

DIRECTORIAL CONCEPT SHEET

Student Name:      

Dramatic Interlude/Play Title:      

INSPIRATION

What thematic “buzz words” come to mind as you read and analyze this scene? (These can be anything, from verbs to nouns…just a list of random words that come to you when you study the scene.)

 

What words might you use to describe the mood, feel, or “vibe” of this scene?

 

CASTING

If you could cast any actors in the history of the world to play the characters in this scene, who would you cast in each part? (These can be famous people you’ve never met…as long as they fit the part.)

 

IDEAS

In this scene, what is the playwright trying to say about this world, the people, and the situation he/she has written about?

 

State the major idea of the scene (as you see it) in ONE complete sentence. Remember that theme is NOT the plot, but rather a larger universal vision of the play’s meaning.

 

Summarize what the scene is about in ONE word.

 

PRODUCTION

Think about producing this scene. What would be challenging about putting together this production?

 

Which technical element of production do you feel is the most important for this scene – lighting, sound, scenery, or costumes? Why? (Be specific.)

 

YOUR CONCEPT, APPROACH, AND STYLE

Here, insert a few “power quotes” from the script that you think would be important to you as you directed the script – these should be words/lines that you believe to capture the “heart” of the scene. (Be sure to put them in quotation marks.)

 

Here, insert several images/pictures that you find (online) that provide inspiration for the way YOU would direct this play. (These should be images of all sorts of things that you feel are connected to the script – you might share these with your design team to give them ideas, or you might use them for yourself to determine the way you’ll approach the acting, etc. These can be pictures of buildings, nature-related things, animals, pieces of artwork, etc.)