Turtlenecks and a bad attitude: student drama as director training

Emma Large

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)363-366
Number of pages4
JournalTheatre, Dance and Performance Training
Volume14
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Oct 2023
Externally publishedYes

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