What Makes a Good Director?

1. Understanding; a willingness to understand the play, the ensemble, and the audience all together
2. Discipline; to create a constructive environment, the director must be disciplined his or herself; they must put in as much, if not more, effort into the production as all the other elements
3. Diligence; a director must be willing to work hard in a consistent manner, or the production will never come to fruition
4. Communication; a prerequisite to understanding and efficiency; it cannot be one-sided
5. Enthusiasm; if the director has no interest in the production, that's already too much momentum and energy lost
6. Motivation; different from enthusiasm, the motivation is the driving force towards completion and perfection
7. Objectivity; a director must be able to have a clear goal in mind and think of what is practical; how to make the best play they can, even if it results in some difficult decisions with the rest of the ensemble; of course, communication and understanding is also key
8. Awareness; of the world around them, of society, of the happenings in their ensemble, of the progress of work, the conditions of their cast, and more
9. Adventurous; a director must be willing to take risks and have the motivation to see it through.
10. Love; for the play, for the ensemble, for the audience

Relationship between director and the actor:

1. Willingness to communicate and understand each other's needs and want
2. Respect for one another and their ideas; available to listen to ideas
3. Every member of the ensemble is important, and there is no insignificant role in the play; the director must understand this