A New Directing Paradigm

Act 1: Defining Directing
Launches June 1, 2024!

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

Act 1: Defining Directing
Launches June 1!

  • 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
Rolling launch, Summer/Fall 2024

  • Understanding (and owning) our personal drive to direct

  • Matching process to project and product

  • Continuing our personal growth as directors

Act 4-??: Titles TBD
Rolling launch, Spring/Summer 2025

  • Understanding power and intersectionality

  • Working with actors of all ages

  • Working with designers and technicians

  • Working with intimacy and fight directors

  • Working with producers

  • Designing and running auditions and callbacks

  • Writing the director’s note

Act 3: Text, Playwrights, and Dramaturgy
Rolling launch, Fall/Winter 2024/2025

  • Examining popular text analysis techniques

  • Exploring the relationship with a playwright

  • Understanding dramaturgy