Education Guides — README

The educational practices and frameworks behind how Encore teaches young artists — the directing, choreography, and music-direction philosophies, plus rehearsal culture, table work, audition prep, and ensemble games/activities.

What lives here

Role Companion Guides — Encore-specific philosophy and practice for roles whose work has substantial youth-development and educational dimensions. Each pairs with a formal role doc under 01_Production/Roles/Creative Team/.

  • Director’s Guide — Heart Over Art, Ten Commandments in practice, Mike and Sully, the canonical Transitions section, working with young artists
  • Choreographer’s Guide — working with young dancers, the dance call as audition, layered choreography, safe technique
  • Music Supervisor’s Guide — healthy vocal technique for youth, material selection, live orchestras at Encore, the pre-show warm-up

Cross-Cutting Education Guides

What doesn’t live here

  • Phase-by-phase production walkthroughs are in ../../01_Production/Guides/Production Bible/.
  • Formal role descriptions (overview, key responsibilities, phase responsibilities) are in ../../01_Production/Roles/.
  • Production-team operations live in ../../01_Production/.

See also


Status: Working · Last reviewed: 2026-05-11 · Owner: Rhett