Theatre & Casting Director
Studied English @ Oxford University
Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts - MA in Text and Performance
Directed a theatre production project called Public Property
Written by Sam Peter Jackson
Nominated for The Best New Comedy award
Production Cost: £30,000-40,000
--> It is about a news anchor called Geoffrey Hammond, who gets caught in a public sex scandal.
Auditions
- Trust you instincts, as a director, you need to be comfortable with the cast just as much as the crew you're working with. The actors tend to think they have more experience, especially when your younger.
- Talk intelligently about the project. Know you project, why its important and be passionate about it.
- Make sure you get everyone to read the same thing for each casting role to make a clear comparison between different actors and its fair.
- Do a few pieces so you 'can see all you need to see'.
- Try to make the best out of their potential.
- Don't chose the best actor, chose the actor you're going to best work with.
- Make notes whilst you're watching them. If you see about 20 different actors for the same role, try to make loads of notes on each so you can properly reflect on your thoughts.
Production Team
- Your lighting designer, set designer and sound designer are key personnel to have a strong rapport with for theatre and film productions.
Helen Goddard and Emma Chapman were the set and light designers for Public Property.
- Make sure everyone is happy with what they're doing and on board with the project.
- If you are not a profiled director, you cannot audition a profiled actor/actress.
- Don't overload your actors with notes, let them get into the imaginative space for the role, rather then demanding. Be precise and do not speak to them unless you absolutely have to!
To help costs, Berrigan worked as an associate director on 'The 39 Steps' at the Criterion Theatre.
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