The Director & The Stage

The Director & The Stage

Author: Edward Braun

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2014-03-10

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1408149257

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Beginning with the triple impulses of Naturalism, symbolism and the grotesque, the bulk of the book concentrates on the most famous directors of this century - Stanislavski, Reinhardt, Graig, Meyerhold, Piscator, Brecht, Artuaud and Grotowski. Braun's guide is more practical than theoretical, delineating how each director changed the tradition that came before him.


Directing for the Stage

Directing for the Stage

Author: Terry John Converse

Publisher: Meriwether Publishing

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13:

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The 42 exercises detailed in this comprehensive guide provide both the instructor and the student a 'user-friendly' workshop structure. The basic concepts of directing are learned progressively. This approach is totally new -- the student discovers the demands and problems of directing by actually doing it step-by-step. The student's own directing style emerges with each exercise.


Stage Directing

Stage Directing

Author: Jim Patterson

Publisher: Waveland Press

Published: 2014-08-19

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1478626860

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Flexible and concise, Stage Directing details the seven steps that make up the directing process: selecting a work, analyzing and researching the playscript, conceiving the production, casting, beginning rehearsals, polishing rehearsals, and giving and receiving criticism. Each step is highlighted with valuable directing tips, as well as examples from modern and contemporary playscripts and productions. Exercises, objectives, and key terms put directing precepts to a practical test, revealing what is significant about each phase of the process. Over eighty charts, graphs, and photographs unite to exemplify the text. With a fresh voice and an engaging writing style, Patterson provides insightful questions, suggestions, and illustrations that define and invoke contemplation about the role of the director. Three original short plays provide the opportunity for hands-on analysis and the application of practical concepts. In a final essay, Patterson highlights the function and growing artistry of the director in the modern and postmodern theatre by concisely examining the history of the director.


Women Stage Directors Speak

Women Stage Directors Speak

Author: Rebecca Daniels

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2000-07-15

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0786409657

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Though stage directing has traditionally been a male-dominated profession, the number of women directors in the United States has grown significantly in recent years. In this work, 35 contemporary women stage directors, with regional, national and international theater backgrounds, share their views on the creative process and the influences of gender on their artistic decision making. How does it feel to be defined as a woman director rather than simply a director? Does gender affect their authority? These questions and many others are explored in this study.


Stage Directors Handbook

Stage Directors Handbook

Author: Sarah Hart

Publisher: Theatre Communications Grou

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9781559362733

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The first and only sourcebook for theatre directors and choreographers.


Contemporary Women Stage Directors

Contemporary Women Stage Directors

Author: Paulette Marty

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2019-03-21

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1474268552

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Contemporary Women Stage Directors opens the door into the minds of 27 prolific female theatre directors, allowing you to explore their experience, wisdom and knowledge. Directors give insight into their diverse approaches to the key challenges of directing theatre, including choosing projects, engaging with scripts, conceptualizing visual and acoustic production elements, collaborating with actors and production teams, building their careers, and navigating challenges and opportunities posed by gender, race and ethnicity. The directors featured include Maria Aberg, May Adrales, Sarah Benson, Karin Coonrod, Rachel Chavkin, Lear deBessonet, Nadia Fall, Vicky Featherstone, Polly Findlay, Leah Gardiner, Anne Kauffman, Lucy Kerbel, Young Jean Lee, Patricia McGregor, Blanche McIntyre, Paulette Randall, Diane Rodriguez, Indhu Rubasingham, KJ Sanchez, Tina Satter, Kimberly Senior, Roxana Silbert, Leigh Silverman, Caroline Steinbeis, Liesl Tommy, Lyndsey Turner, and Erica Whyman. These women are making profoundly exciting theatre in some of the most influential organizations across the English-speaking world- from Broadway to the West End, from the National Theatre in London to Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles. As generally mid-career professionals, they are informed by both their hard-earned expertise and their forward-looking energy. They offer astute observations about the current state of the art form, as well as inspiring visions of what theatre can accomplish in the decades to come.


Play Readings

Play Readings

Author: Rob Urbinati

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781138841284

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Play Readings: A Complete Guide for Theatre Practitioners demystifies the standards and protocols of a play reading, demonstrating how to create effective and evocative readings for those new to or inexperienced with the genre. It examines all of the essential considerations involved in readings, including the use of the venue, pre-reading preparations, playwright/director communication, editing/adapting stage directions, casting, using the limited rehearsal time effectively, simple "staging" suggestions, working with actors, handling complex stage directions, talkbacks, and limiting the use of props, costumes, and music. A variety of readings are covered, including readings of musicals, operas, and period plays, for comprehensive coverage of this increasingly prevalent production form.


The Stage Manager's Toolkit

The Stage Manager's Toolkit

Author: Laurie Kincman

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2016-11-25

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13: 1317292596

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The Stage Manager’s Toolkit provides a comprehensive account of the role of the stage manager for live theatre with a focus on both written and verbal communication best practices. The book outlines the duties of the stage manager and assistant stage manager throughout a production, discussing not only what to do but why. The book identifies communication objectives for each phase of production, paperwork to be created, and the necessary questions to be answered in order to ensure success. This book was written for Stage Management courses in Theatre programs and for the working professional.


Creating Life on Stage

Creating Life on Stage

Author: Marshall W. Mason

Publisher: Drama

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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The first book by a major American director to explore the process that takes a play from script to performance! Mason offers a practical glimpse into his mind and methods.