Comparison Of Shooting Star And A Chorus Line

There are many aspects to be considered when directing a show. No two shows are the same, so the challenges of directing will vary. This semester, both Shooting Star and A Chorus Line have been performed. This creates an interesting opportunity to compare the two shows and look at what challenges may be different when directing two very different styles. One is a play where as one is a musical. One was performed in the round on a small scale in TOTS and one was performed on a large scale in Bush. There are many differences in the directing challenges, but also some similarities. A Chorus Line is a well known musical that’s been made into a movie, toured, had a cast album made, and so on. This brings one challenge of the audience likely …show more content…
Shooting Star likely rehearsed with the two performers and the director. Not until the end of the process with tech did others most likely join that process. A Chorus Line on the other hand brings major challenges with scheduling. Not only is there a large cast to meet with, but there are other moving factors. Because it’s a musical, rehearsals must include time with a vocal director to work on music. Also, there needs to be a choreographer to teach the dances and movements for the show. Later on in the process, an orchestra has to come together. There are many different areas that must work together for each different aspect of the show. The director has to figure out how much time each area needs to make the show come together. This is what effects timeline of the show. How long the director decides the actors need to rehearse and the shop needs to build the set, and the musicians need to perfect the songs. The more factors a show has, the bigger challenge this may become for the …show more content…
Where the beats of the scene are, what intentions they are workings towards, what the overall objective is. I am sure that both directors did this. I feel it most likely happened differently for each show. In a smaller show like shooting star, I think the director probably had a lot more opportunity to dig into every beat or line that needed help in being developed because of the size of the cast. With only two characters to focus on, it is challenging in a different way because you get the opportunity to dig deeply into both characters. I think in a show like A Chorus Line a lot of that work the director has to rely on the actor to do. Digging deeply into 20 or so characters isn’t realistic. The director can help the actor in areas the objectives aren’t being developed or beats that aren’t moving at the right pace. But, I think the director has to challenge their actors to do a lot of that digging themselves instead of