The Director is absolutely key to any theatrical production. He will mostly be making all of the artistic decisions but as any good Director knows, giving the audience a successful production requires teamwork. The Director will be a person able to manage people and maintain good relationships with the production team. The Director will motivate, develop and collaborate with a team of people, whether they be the actors, technicians or designers. The Director is responsible for the creative side of the production and the vision and imagination to develop the script, from the page to the stage, lies with him. The Director cannot be an expert on every element of a production and will therefore pass on his ideas to the Set Designer to create the set, and to the designers of sound, light and costumes. He will recognise his team’s strengths and weaknesses and will listen, produce ideas, advise, and constantly discuss to be clear on the creative vision. It is not a dictator’s job and a successful production will always be the result of good teamwork.
