oot ' s ▁Mac b eth . ▁ ▁The ▁director ’ s ▁craft ▁The ▁director ▁these ▁days ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁actual ▁production ▁of ▁a ▁play , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁earlier ▁days ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁producer ▁who , ▁at ▁least ▁in ▁Britain ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁had ▁this ▁task . ▁In ▁earlier ▁centuries ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁author , ▁an ▁actor - manager , ▁or ▁a ▁leading ▁actor ▁with ▁whom ▁the ▁respons ib ilities ▁of ▁st aging ▁a ▁drama ▁were ▁inv ested . ▁ ▁The ▁director ▁produces ▁the ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁he ▁en vis ages ▁how ▁it ▁ought ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁he ▁interpre ts ▁what ▁the ▁play w right ▁intended ▁within ▁the ▁drama ; ▁he ▁takes ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁effect iveness ▁of ▁the ▁re he ars als ▁of ▁the ▁actors ; ▁and ▁coordinates ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁design ers ▁and ▁techn icians ▁in ▁the ▁production . ▁▁▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁play w right ' s ▁work ▁is ▁still ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁director ' s ▁prompt ▁copy , ▁a ▁separate ▁form ▁of ▁stage ▁instructions ▁worked ▁out ▁in ▁detail ▁by ▁the ▁director , ▁in ▁which ▁each ▁actor ▁is ▁given ▁details ▁as ▁to ▁what ▁is ▁happening ▁on stage , ▁where ▁exactly ▁he ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁back , ▁front , ▁left , ▁or ▁right ▁of ▁the ▁stage , ▁and ▁what ▁he ▁is ▁to ▁do ▁at ▁any ▁one ▁time ▁during ▁the ▁play . ▁ ▁Stage ▁management ▁and ▁stage craft ▁ ▁The ▁stage ▁manager ▁has ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁the