In this one-off online masterclass with director Russell Lucas, delegates will take a deep dive into the relationship between the director and the actor and the playwright. Using his decades of experience staging plays, musicals and cabaret, Lucas will take you through the fundamentals on how to bring your production to fruition, whilst maintaining calm waters.
Included in the session:
Choosing a play
Casting correctly
The first, second and third days of rehearsals
Working with and sometimes saving an actor
Your position in the plays life force in relation to the playwright’s
When to intervene and when to back off
The last week of rehearsals
Remembering the play
Russell will share his thoughts on what plays work in specific settings, how to stay focused when casting, his techniques in the first few days of rehearsals, how he navigates the actor’s spirit, the directors autonomy, and how to stay focused on the play itself when you are surrounded by so many pressures.
For his work:
‘Astutely Directed by Russell Lucas’
The Times ★★★★
‘Everyone is good under Lucas’s direction’
The Londonist ★★★★
WoS ★★★★
The Stage ★★★★★
The Scotsman ★★★★
New York Stage Review ★★★★
**This workshop is for directors who’ve maybe had some directing experience and who wish to dive deeper into the relationship with the actor and the playwright.
Date: 21 September 11am – 1pm (Zoom)
Cost: £27 members/ £39 non-members (not a member? Sign up for just £3.63!)
Book here.