but outside of that

directing a musical entails making sure all the stage directions are properly followed

words ar eproperly pronounced

pretty much the stuff that comes with directing a normal play

but it depends if youre working with a live band then its reeeeally imprtant you know music

(ie theory and practice)

I can do a directors notebook, she said as long as I stick to my rubric

otherwise youre pretty much just a prodiction assistant

cuz teh director is the one thats running the show in the end

which with a musical

is centered around the music

Like I get there’s a hierarchy

and being a PA entails getting coffee and food and all that shit nobody wants to do 😛 but does need to get done

also settling interpersonal conflicts n shit

also shit nobody wants to do LOL

liek im not trying to discourage you im just lettin u know whats up with that shit cuz im both a musician and a producer/audio engineer and have worked with a few such productions

you have the right idea though

maybe find someone whos more musically inclined to co-direct with you

one fo the productions i worked on had two directors for that exact purpose

I have a person in mind, but I’m not sure how to approach it when she’d be doing her own musical

also you gotta deal with the licencing for the peices/show youre gonna use/do

jsut because theres a few approaches you can use

IE: compiling songs that you can legally use (which for school is pretty much whatever you want) and writing a play around them

or using an already existing script

Maybe if I have off time I could talk about it

having to deal with teaching all the parts too, thats pretty important and is a big reason why you need to know abouut music shizzzz

I was thinking evening primrose, and I could find some people interested

especially if youre younger it tends to be hard to find people that can actually sing properly that arent suuuuper stage shy and can act

but also

its doesnt nessesarily have to be perfect because of that too 😛 its just going to be better if you do

Neat found a version with Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters

casting is important
also if youre directing you gotta be hella patient but you seem to fit the bill from the little amoust we've discussed

Well I’d be focusing around the original and be making financial changes

gotta have the gear for it which is somewhat specific in terms of having headset microphones and the wireless system that permits the performers to move around the stage, following the stage directions accordingly

Totally, teacher talked about investing in body mics for the show my friend was planning to direct

>casting
>not grabbing exclusively women and minorities from your social circles

XD LOOOOL yeah the casting couch is out of the question

>casting
>literally entirety of social circles are made of minorities and women

Not the casting couch, the Steven Universe method

Talent doesnt matter, only identity+association

also finding women that can sing act nd arent attention whores (pardon the term) so they can deal with not being the lead