Contents: Introductory concepts: Developing your directional vision -- The director's -- The director's functions and responsibilities -- Play analysis : Introduction to play analysis -- Plot: how a play is constructed -- Character: the people of the play -- Diction: The language of the play -- Music: The sounds of a play -- Spectable: The visual aspects of production -- Preparing for production: The prompt book -- Audtitions -- Casting -- Planning the reheasal schedule -- Rehearsing the production: Working with actors, part one guidelines for reheasals -- Working with actors, part two: Developing character -- The Floor plan -- Blocking the play, part one principles -- Blocking, Part two: Tecniques -- Rythem, tempo and page -- Working with actors, part three: problem solving -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Royalties, permissions and play publisher - leasing agents -- Appendix B: Names, addresses and descriptions of play publisher - leasing agents -- Appendix C: Glossary.