Student Directors

Support the next generation of directors.

Student directors need guidance, structure, and room to lead. These resources help them communicate clearly, plan rehearsals, and bring creative ideas to life.

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Directing, Rehearsal, & Production Student Directors

How to Facilitate a Student-Led Production

One of the most empowering projects you can take on in your program is to give your students the opportunity to run a production themselves from beginning to end. It shows students that theatre is...

Directing, Rehearsal, & Production Student Directors

How to Develop and Empower Student Directors

Have you ever had a student who’s a natural leader and has a knack for staging? Or maybe a student who isn’t comfortable in the spotlight but loves the creative process? These could be your budding...

Directing, Rehearsal, & Production Student Directors

How to Effectively Use a Student Assistant Director

Directing a show for your students can be a daunting task. Teachers are busy people! On top of in-class time, lesson planning, marking, administrative tasks, and all the other jobs that arise,...

Directing, Rehearsal, & Production Student Directors

Directing Your Peers: A Student Director’s Toolkit

Directors have to be the ultimate communicators. Not only do they have to communicate a vision, but they also have to keep everyone on task during rehearsal. So if you’re a student director, how do...

Podcast

Theatrefolk Podcast: Being A Student Director

Episode 134: Being a Student Director Amelia Trimble directed her first play this year. She was thrown into it by her teacher and the experience has been a rewarding one. What’s it like to direct...

Acting Technique Auditions

Student Directing Series: Auditions

If you’ve acted in a play or musical, you’ve been through the audition process. But what is it like to be on the other side of the table? • What are the different types of auditions? • How do you...

Podcast

Theatrefolk Podcast: A Student Director Shares

Episode 68: A Student Director Shares Emma is in the middle of directing my play Tuna Fish Eulogy. She shares her vision, her struggles and what she’s hoping for with her production. Every teacher...

Directing, Rehearsal, & Production Choosing a Show

Student Directing Series: Plays and Publishers

Many senior drama classes have a student directing project. The best way to learn the process is to dive in, but where do you start? • How do you find a play? • Is there a budget for royalties? •...