HO'S

After working with the cast, I have found that there a lot of holes in character development that are affecting my cast’s performance. I know it has something to with the fact that they have not yet read the novel that the entire performance is based on, but there is only so much that we can do as directors to push them in the right direction. I have already printed out a number of plot summaries and character descriptions to supplement their understanding of their characters. Earlier in the week Kim had also shown them the film version of the novel. Without replaying the entire movie, Kim was able to show them crucial points in the plot line that led to the development of their character. Even with the drawback of our actors not having read the novel, I would think that they would be more capable of creating a character for themselves. Considering that we have been working on this project for about two weeks now, I just thought that as directors, Kim and I would not have to be telling them how to say each and every line. It gets to a certain point when I feel as though I am impeding on the creative process by directing our cast so specifically. What is a director to do?