Let's say you're going to direct a production of Shakespeare's King Lear; everyone's got to do it sometime. What do you need to do? How do you start? Well, have you ever read King Lear? You can read it here http://www-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/lear/. Do you understand what you've read? Take a look at this very helpful analysis of the play, http://www-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/lear/. How are you going to stage it? Maybe you should look at some other productions of Lear; check out some of the links at the bottom of this page http://www-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/lear/ to find other productions. Or watch a modern take on the story, A Thousand Acres (http://imdb.com/title/tt0120323/). You need help to get this thing off the ground, right? Look for crew here http://backstagejobs.com/contact.htm. Now for the talent; who will be your Fool? Look through the Internet Movie Database (http://imdb.com/) to find your most perfect cast. Do you have a theatre? Better find one; maybe these folks can help (http://www.comperf.com/). Oh right, who's going to finance this production? May we suggest http://www.gardenplum.com/wishingwell/?