Audience Sets theatre apart from all other kinds of art Without it no show Provides flow of energy Willing suspension of disbelief wanting to believe what your seeing on stage Director George II the Duke of Saxe Meinigen first contemporary director in the 19th Century First to take on the entire production Worked on the Star System hired to play lead and tell everyone else to do Responsible for 1 Choosing the script 2 RESEARCH historical context of the play author and style 3 Discover the spine of the play main idea 4 Decide on the style of the production presentation of the show Practical 5 Directorial concept vision for the production time period setting central image 1 Audition and Cast Actors 2 Guide the work of the actors blocking where they go 3 Meet and guide actors
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