Host: De Drama FacTTory

Presents: The Art of Directing

Disciplines: Directing

Skill Level: Beginners

Description: This comprehensive three (3) day workshop (delivered across 3 weeks) is designed for aspiring and emerging directors who want to master the foundational skills of bringing a script to life. Participants will explore the director’s role in the theatrical process, engage in detailed script analysis, and develop a unique directorial concept.

Through practical sessions, you’ll gain hands-on experience with movement and stage blocking, effective collaboration with actors, and the integration of technical elements such as lighting, sound, and design. Group work and creative exercises will provide a holistic understanding of the director’s vision and leadership in the rehearsal room and beyond.

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Duration: 12th – 28th September, 2025

Dates | Times | Locations

• Fridays | 5PM – 7PM | Trinidad Theatre Workshop [View map]
• Saturdays | 9AM – 11AM |Big Truck Studios [View map]
• Sundays | 11AM – 1PM | SAPA [View map]

Participants can attend this 3-day workshop at one of the above venues:

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Facilitator: Arnetia Thomas

Arnetia Thomas is a full time creative. She is an actress, dancer, traditional mas performer,  fire breather, dance/drama tutor, director and writer and a Theatre Arts teacher at Belmont Secondary school. She has been a part of the arts since 2014 and has loved every minute of it. Her passion for it grew even more when she pursued her Bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts at the University of the West Indies. She finds freedom in being able to create, learn and teach, especially to children of all ages, it’s what keeps her motivated, disciplined and wanting to learn and do more.

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Cost: $450 TTD

Registration Closes: 30th August, 2025 | 11:50 PM

Workshop details submitted by: Kaithlyn De Gazon