Staging Musicals for Young Performers

An invaluable guide for teaching acting, singing, and dancing skills

As the famous song goes, this wonderful step-by-step guidebook starts At the very beginning

Full of practical advice, it helps you select your musical, plan your rehearsal schedule, and teach basic theatre skills

With its relaxed, easy-to-read style and illustrative charts, forms, and photos, the text then guides both the novice and the experienced director through the process of running a typical rehearsal, preparing you for the many facets of production:

Dialog scenes

Song and dance numbers

Costumes

Makeup

Scenery

Props

Lighting

Sound

And more!

Sub-titled How to Produce a Show in 36 Sessions or Less, Staging Musicals for Young Performers assists the director right up to (and past) the final performance, with chapters on publicity, the final rehearsal, and "beyond the performances"

Although the book focuses on working with musical scripts many of the ideas and much of the advice presented will also be a great help to directors of straight plays

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