Abstract
In the media, student drama directors, and directors in general are oftenpresented wearing black turtleneck sweaters and having a pretentious atti-tude.1Director characters are rarely sympathetic, and the productionsthey direct serve as a McGuffin to emotional relationships or other plotpoints; one example is Lexi’s play fromEuphoria(2022).2This portrayal(whilst representative of some) does a disservice to the hard work of stu-dent directors and dismisses the benefits of working on student drama.Whilst formalised director training, henceforth referred to as mastersdirecting, might ultimately provide more networking opportunities and asense of self-confidence in one’s abilities that can help with employment,student drama, meaning extracurricular shows worked on in higher edu-cation settings, provides a more immediate and practical introduction tothe professional world than drama schools and allows emerging directorsto develop entrepreneurial skills alongside their practice
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 363-366 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Theatre, Dance and Performance Training |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 4 Oct 2023 |
Externally published | Yes |