Torn Asunder

In my role as play development dramaturge for a staged reading I supported the playwright with script development (rewrites) and helped to showcase the work with the intent of securing a producer and/or investors. In a staged reading, the theatre director’s role during a short rehearsal process, is to lead a team of actors to create a production that does not utilize extensive design elements. Instead, the production focuses on the language, impact and themes in the play.

Additionally, directing a staged reading in an educational environment expands teaching beyond the classroom and places the student in a professional culture where they receive guidance on professional standards and protocol. In a supportive environment students are able to move beyond theory to application of the performance techniques learned in the classroom setting. My directing approach is discovery and process focused while achieving necessary milestones that result in a production worthy of public viewing.

Production Materials

• • Hart's Role: Production Director/Dramaturge

  • Play: Torn Asunder

  • Producer: Howard University Department of Theatre Arts

  • Location: Environmental Theatre Space, Washington DC

  • Rehearsal Dates: November 15-17, 2017

  • Production Dates: November 18, 2017

Photos Below: rehearsal and production cast/team.