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Assistant Directors

Thu, 14 Feb 2008, 08:09 pm
Luke Heath2 posts in thread
Hi, as someone who wants to get directorial experience before taking on my own show, I haven't seen many audition forms stating that an assistant director is wanted. I was wondering, how many directors are willing to have an assistant working with them?

Where do you live? We at

Fri, 15 Feb 2008, 08:14 am
Walter Plinge
Where do you live? We at Kwinana Theatre Workshop, Perth, believe that you gain a lot of directorial experience by being involved in all aspects of the production. Your biggest experience will come from being a SM. If you feel when you are ready to gain your directorship we then ask you to do a one act play for us where we ask directors to adjudicate you. If and when you are successful you are then allowed to do a full length production with a director as a mentor. This is the way it has been for over 40 years at our club and it seems to work.

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