Friday, February 10
11:30 AM
My apologies for being unable to post in the last few months, but my
production schedule has been pretty hectic. Having been totally invested
in B*tch, I did not have the opportunity to post as frequently as I
would have liked. I imagine that those are the benefits to Twitter and
Facebook. You don't have to write a lot—an update will suffice.
Currently I am working on a very cool production of Alice In Wonderland.
The production is Off-Broadway at The Historic Players Theatre, and
features a newly interpreted script and score by writing team Sgouros
and Bell. This is the world premiere production of the musical, which features an all percussion score!
I have been fortunate to be collaborating with a large amount of artists
lately, an experience which is crucial for all young directors. On
Alice, I have been working with the composer and the librettist whom are
both extremely keen on input and involvement. The same goes with my
other collaborator, Sean Pomposello. Sean wrote B*tch and together we
have been developing a new play entitled Barbicide, a noirish reflection
of the Sweeny Todd myth set in 1960s Queens. To learn more about Barbicide, watch the talk balk between Sean and I.
The key to a collaboration is the level of involvement. A director
should never make a bottom line. When collaborating, it is our job to
guide the piece into the best possible production.
In theatre, there are a lot of opportunities to collaborate. You
collaborate with actors, technicians and designers amongst others.
Recently I have been able to collaborate with businesses, corporations
and product lines as well.
As a director, the relationships built are equally as important in
conjunction to the plays you develop. While it sounds like something you
may hear in theatre school, it is a highly valuable piece of advice. It
may be difficult at the outset to find collaborators you see eye to eye
with, but then again not all relationships need to be on the same page
in order to thrive. I am lucky to be involved with artists who share
similar values as my own.
Creatives are out there, in all fields, seeking people to partner with
and develop great work. Theatre allows for a fusion of many cultures and
relationships. For me, I enjoy developing work with a group of people
in highly varying worlds. The end result is magnificent for an audience.
Keep an eye out for future (and more frequent) posts and be sure to check out our new blog series, The Playwrights Pad.
The director's notebook is a blog Christian Amato started through theatre projected in order to allow people to see how a younger director approaches his work.
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