ABSTRACT
Working with the right script is crucial for a successful directorial experience. There are times when the director is hired or selected to direct an already chosen script. Choosing a play to produce can be one of the most difficult parts of the directorial process. It is essential that directors become avid readers of play scripts. It is better to have a list of possible plays in mind prior to beginning play selection than to have to start the search from scratch. To read scripts one must be able to find them. There are many sources directors can use after exhausting their personal libraries. Once the play is selected, copies of the script must be obtained and performance rights secured before beginning rehearsal. In selecting a play the director creates a relationship with the playwright. Having chosen a play and secured the rights, the director now has a set of contractual and ethical obligations to the playwright.
