Tracey Flye - Demystifying Being a Director - Day 1 to Opening Night

About this episode

Tracey Flye discusses the journey of being a director from the start of rehearsals to opening night.

This episode is a snippet from CGDC’s Assistant and Associate Program series. Today, we demystify ‘Being a Director’ from day one of rehearsal through opening night, with legendary director/choreographer, Tracey Flye Tracey Flye is one of Canada’s most accomplished directors and choreographers, with a career spanning more than 200 productions across the country. Her directing highlights include Once, Million Dollar Quartet, Ring of Fire, Cabaret, West Side Story, Evita, Buyer & Cellar, Ve...

People in this episode

Guest: Tracey Flye

Topics covered

• directing
• theater
• choreography

Keywords

• director
• rehearsal
• opening night
• productions

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Once, Million Dollar Quartet, Ring of Fire, Cabaret, West Side Story, Evita, Buyer & Cellar

Books & works: Being a Director, Once, Million Dollar Quartet, Ring of Fire, West Side Story, Ve

Places: Canada

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