by peterpan

Created on: May 25, 2008

Most of us have witnessed theatrical plays that had touched our hearts in one way or another. The success of these theater presentations can be correlated to the true to life acting of the actors, the sound system, the props, the backstage crew and most importantly, the theater director. Theater directors play an important part in leading the whole play. He is responsible of instilling the correct attitude to all the members as they go through each process until the time of performance.

To become a theater director, you do not literally need to undergo formal academic trainings. Anyone who has the heart of being one would surely make it to big theaters. There are really no hard and fast rules to become a director. What you need is your true devotion to your passion. You need selfless offering of yourself in the success of your dream. You just need to keep motivating yourself to explore boundaries beyond you imaginations and you will just find yourself one day in front of the stage with a big crowd clapping their hands before you.

As I think of the possible ways to become a good director, here are the important things that I came up with that would surely help you in your journey of being one:

BE A LEADER

Leadership is what makes a good director. If you are planning to be a stage director, you should have a leader in you. You should stand firm to what you believe in as long as you know that it is for the good of the entire crew and the production. Make sure that you also set-up certain regulations that you yourself should be setting as an example of a good follower of such rules.

A leader knows how to listen. You should know how to listen for suggestions from your members. You should empathize with the whole crew. You should be open on the fact that you are still a director in progress and that you may not personally know everything that your actors may know.

BE AN ACTOR

You cannot motivate your actors if you yourself cannot act. Many directors have also been actors in plays. It is during the process of involving themselves in theatrical plays that directors develop the passion for this career and live it by heart to make them suited for the job.

During the time that you had been on stage acting, you should internalize whatever your role is. You should love whatever role is given to you since the versatility of your roles would help you in the end if you finally decide to direct plays. In the process of involving yourself in theater plays, don't just learn from the

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