The Directing Life
“I see a multitude…in transports…of joy”
Directors see the future. Yes, they see the stage in front of them, but the art of directing is one of divining: to see that an actor will soon believe what she is saying, to hear the laughter of an audience who have not yet arrived, to feel the drape of a costume that has not yet been sewn. Directors speak in past, present, and future tenses. The playwright wrote that. The play is off tempo. The audience will need to breathe right there.
Script. Rhythm. Audience.
The 39 Steps. Rollins College. Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo
The 39 Steps. Rollins College. Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo
The 39 Steps. Rollins College. Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo
The 39 Steps. Rollins College. Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo
The Zeal of Thy House, The Cathedral Players, The Cathedral Church of Saint Luke
The Zeal of Thy House, The Cathedral Players, The Cathedral Church of Saint Luke
Sense and Sensibility. Rollins College. Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo
Sense and Sensibility. Rollins College. Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo
Sense and Sensibility. Rollins College. Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo
The Wolves. Rollins College. Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Annie Russell Theatre, Photo credit: Tony Firriolo
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Annie Russell Theatre, Photo credit: Tony Firriolo
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Annie Russell Theatre, Photo credit: Tony Firriolo
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Annie Russell Theatre, Photo credit: Tony Firriolo
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Annie Russell Theatre, Photo credit: Tony Firriolo
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Annie Russell Theatre, Photo credit: Tony Firriolo
A Piece of My Heart. Rollins College. Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo
A Piece of My Heart. Rollins College. Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo
A Piece of My Heart. Rollins College. Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo
A Piece of My Heart. Rollins College. Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo
A Piece of My Heart. Rollins College. Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo
A Piece of My Heart. Rollins College. Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo
A Piece of My Heart. Rollins College. Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo
The Good Person of Setzuan. Rollins College. Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo.
The Good Person of Setzuan. Rollins College. Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo.
The Good Person of Setzuan. Rollins College. Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo.
The Good Person of Setzuan. Rollins College. Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo.
The Good Person of Setzuan. Rollins College. Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo.
The Good Person of Setzuan. Rollins College. Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo.
The Good Person of Setzuan. Rollins College. Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo.
Freud’s Last Session. Paper Sky Theatre. Photo Credit: M. Clemm Photography
Twelfth Night. Paper Sky Theatre. Photo Credit: M. Clemm Photography
The Importance of Being Earnest. Paper Sky Theatre. Photo Credit: M. Clemm Photography
No Time To Be Lost: A Staged Reading with the Author