Directors’ Briefing Meeting

A Directors’ Briefing Meeting is held by the 3rd week of June.

1. Purpose of Meeting
- To confirm the choice of plays and Directors for the season.
- To provide written confirmation of all dates and venues of plays for the season
- To obtain contact details of all Directors
- To explain the production process and notify Directors of the Pre-Production Meeting.
- To build a sense of company for the whole season
- To get a sense of what the plays will be
- To introduce new Directors to NVT procedures and key roles
2. Date set for Pre-Production Meeting
The NVT Production Coordinator / Production Manager will plan the Pre-Production Meetings and agree with the attendees for that meeting
3. General points for Directors
- Directors will be encouraged to use their Proposal to Direct and Production Checklist to be kept up to date throughout the production process.
Directors will be encouraged to create a strong company spirit, with particular emphasis on
- Keeping their rehearsal spaces clean and tidy including the kitchen and other areas
- Respecting and supporting their creative team, technical and backstage crew
- Raising safety awareness
- Encouraging their casts to support other productions at the NVT.
Attendees
- Artistic Director,
- All the proposed Directors for the Season
- NVT Production Coordinator
- Technical Team
- Volunteer Coordinator
- Possibly Box Office and FoH Manager, Diary Manager, Newsletter Editor, Publicity Team