Directors support everyone else.
But who supports you?
Maybe you’re stepping into the director’s seat for the first time.
Maybe you’ve led ten shows but still feel like you’re making it up as you go.
Or maybe you’re one of the 30,000+ upstream directors who’ve had to figure it out alone without mentorship, training, or real support.
You don’t have to do it by yourself any longer!
Welcome to Deconstructing Directing.
Explore on your own, for FREE.
If you want practical tools, frameworks, and real talk with no gatekeeping and no guesswork, start with the Library.
It’s 100% FREE.
Theatre starts upstream.
Community and educational spaces launch more careers than any Broadway stage ever could. The Upstream Director’s Studio is where the 30,000+ directors in those spaces come to train, connect, and get the support they’ve been missing. If you’re ready for hands-on, applied training with fellow directors, our virtual studio classes give you the chance to test ideas, solve real-world directing challenges, and build skills you can use immediately in rehearsal.
Mentorship, on your timeline.
If you want guidance while you prep, rehearse, or panic in tech week, this is your mentor-in-your-pocket. It’s also a great way to move through the Library with structure, feedback, and a real director to talk things through with.
A directing class disguised as a show.
Acclaimed at multiple fringe festivals, this interactive performance pulls back the curtain on how theatre is made.