A New Directing Paradigm

Welcome!

Deconstructing Directing is a revolutionary content library and paradigm for theatre directors of all experience levels, but created especially for those working in "upstream" environments like community and educational theatre.

Video Transcript HERE | Podcast version HERE

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Act 1 is just the beginning. Here’s a list of content currently in development:

And that’s just the beginning…

Act 4: Text, Playwrights, and Dramaturgy
Launching Summer/Fall 2025

  • Examining popular text analysis techniques

  • Exploring the relationship with a playwright

  • Understanding dramaturgy

Act 1: Defining Directing
Available now!

  • Introduces the FLAME Paradigm

  • Explores 5 dimensions of a director’s job

    • Facilitation/Translation

    • Leadership

    • Artistic Insight/Taste

    • Management

    • Education

Act 2: Developing our Directing Identity
Launching October 2024

  • Understanding Our “Why”

  • Imposter Syndrome and Directing

  • Heroes, Role Models, and Individualization

  • Lived Experiences and Identity

  • Developing Taste and Perspective

  • Making Peace with Power

  • Taking Care of Ourselves

Act 3: Directing With Care
Launching Spring 2025

  • Establishing and navigating healthy team dynamics

  • Working with strong personalities

  • Working with intimacy directors, fight choreographers, and mental health coordinators

  • Trauma-informed and consent-based practices