Bundle: Play & Musical Production - High School Drama Materials

For many drama students, productions of stageplays and musicals will be the highlight of their high school drama experience. But for the director, it can be overwhelming without the support you need. We put together these materials to make your production manageable, efficient, and of course, enjoyable.

Included in this bundle, you will find:

• All the materials you need to run an audition
• Helpful templates Daily Rehearsal Reports
• How to Create a Rehearsal / Production Calendar
• Budget and Box Office materials

1. Audition Materials

Every drama teacher knows auditions can be a tough process for directors and student actors. We've consulted with professional theaters, actors, and directors on how to make the audition process run as smoothly as possible, allowing the director to lay the best possible foundation for your stage play or musical.

This packet includes everything directors need to prep, streamline, and run auditions for school plays and musicals.

Included with product

• Teacher/director instructions
• Actor audition forms for both stage plays and musicals
• Instructions for creating an acting resume
• Guide to creating a performer contract.
• How to write audition sides
• Template for rehearsal scheduling
• Audition/Callback sign-in forms
• Callback assessment forms
• Helpful hints

2. Rehearsal Reports

Directing a stageplay or musical is a massive undertaking, and our goal is to make it as easy for you as possible. We've consulted with professional theaters, actors, and dramatic artists on how to make directing as smoothly as possible. These drama materials will allow you to lay the best possible foundation for your stageplay or musical.

This packet includes everything directors need to prep, streamline, and run day-to-day rehearsals for school plays and musicals.

The stageplay / musical rehearsal reports will allow directors to:

• List daily rehearsal goals
• Keep attendance records
• Take clear actor & tech notes
• Take blocking notes

3. How to Create a Rehearsal / Production Calendar for Stageplays

When producing a play, one of the first (and most frustrating) jobs for a director is to develop a rehearsal and production calendar. Our goal is to make it as easy as possible. We've consulted with professional theaters, actors, and dramatic artists to develop drama materials to make scheduling your rehearsals quick, simple, and systematic.

This packet includes everything directors need to schedule an 8-week rehearsal process for a stageplay.

This material includes:

• A prerehearsal planner for two months leading up to play practice
• An outline of the 5 phases of rehearsal
• A completed example of our rehearsal process
• A blank template to schedule your stageplay

4. How to Create a Rehearsal / Production Calendar for Musicals

When producing a musical, one of the first (and most frustrating) jobs for a director is to develop an effective rehearsal and production calendar. Our goal is to make that process as easy as possible. We've consulted with professional theaters, actors, and dramatic artists to develop drama materials to make scheduling your rehearsals quick, simple, and systematic.

This packet includes everything directors need to schedule a 12-13 week rehearsal process for a musical.

This material includes:

• Rehearsal structures for 3 types of musicals
• An outline of the 5 phases of rehearsal
• A rehearsal-to-production flow chart
• 3 complete examples of our rehearsal process
• A worksheet for starting your rehearsal calendar
• A blank calendar to schedule your stageplay
• A prerehearsal planner for two months leading up to play practice

5. Budget and Box Office

We know that when you are producing a play or musical, you want to be focused on the cast and crew, not the many expenses involved. We've consulted with professional theaters, actors, and directors to create budget and box office materials to put your mind at ease.

This packet includes everything directors need to track budget and box office while you do what you love.

Included with product

• Teacher / Director Guide
• 10 Tips for Staying Under Budget
• Common Production Expenses
• Budget Material for Sets / Costumes / Props Needs
• Production Income and Sales Trackers

6. Bonus Materials! Actor's Rehearsal Planner & Practice Log!

Are some of your student-actors overwhelmed at the thought of bringing a performance from a script to the stage? We created this packet to give our drama & acting students manageable steps, goals, & a way to measure progress in rehearsals!

These goal-setting forms and rehearsal logs have made it so much easier for our actors to manage their rehearsal time, and we have come to use them for monologues, scenes, & school plays as well!

Includes:

• 2 pages of practice logs and goal setting forms
• 21 clear steps to prepare for a performance
• A checklist to keep track of student progress.

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