stage director

Code 2654.1.6

Stage directors oversee and orchestrate the mounting of a performance production by unifying various endeavours and aspects of a theatrical production. They ensure the quality and completeness of the theatrical production and lead the members of the creative team into realising their artistic vision for it.

Essential skills

Skills and competences

  • adapt a script
  • carry out auditions
  • work with playwrights
  • maintain blocking notes
  • cue a performance
  • read scripts

Transversal competences

  • analyse a script
  • direct an artistic team
  • evaluate art quality
  • assemble an artistic team

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences