T D 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Wendy Darling
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Acting 10/19/16 - guest lecture cara phipps (director) What types of theatre do you direct: usually did new plays before ut. Directed 20 plays, wants to steer away from narratives: wants to focus on new ideas, plays; non narratives. Why did you choose ut: wanted to direct new plays, and ut has one of the biggest writing departments, great faculty, high ratings, small playwriting and directing program. Experience directing at ut: have to pitch shows to a selection committee at ut; graduating playwrights have one of their plays produced, directing lost girl this fall, directing slumber party next spring. Process of directing musical play, wild party: more interested in ensemble based musicals, in ensemble, more opportunity available for the actors, incredible music, topic includes race, gender diversity. Lost girl direction currently directing: new play by a current ffa student who wrote it to apply to the program,
