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Directing

Recorded On: 06/20/2019

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This webinar delivers a proven unit of instruction in teaching directing to high school level students and unpacks methods for analyzing a play, blocking, and an overall approach to directing.  Suitable for anyone wishing to learn to teach this skill to their students, or just starting out as a director themselves. 

Michael Bigelow Dixon

Playwright, Director

Michael Bigelow Dixon is a playwright, director and dramaturg who has worked at regional theatres across the nation. He is a former resident director at the Playwright’s Center in Minneapolis, Literary Director at the Guthrie Theatre, and former literary manager and associate artistic director at the Actor’s Theatre of Louisville.   

Amie Kisling

Theatre Educator, Lafayette High School for the Performing and Creative Arts

Amie Kisling is an award-winning theatre educator and EdTA member from Lexington, Kentucky. 

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Directing for High School Webinar
Recorded 06/20/2019
Recorded 06/20/2019 Michael Bigelow Dixon and Amie Kisling share their unit on teaching Directing.
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