I produced two versions of the opening scene from David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, one filmed and one performed live. I sought to examine how the characteristics and possibilities specific to film and theatre could be applied to the same piece of text. This process provided me with a chance to proficiently translate my skills as an actor into prowess as a director by re-examining my training and beginning to understand how one translates an understanding of a story and a character into language that can be used to direct others.