The Art And Practice Of Directing For Theatre

Author : Paul B. Crook
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781317364542

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The Art and Practice of Directing for Theatre by Paul B. Crook Pdf

The formation and communication of vision is one of the primary responsibilities of a director, before ever getting to the nuts and bolts of the process. The Art and Practice of Directing for Theatre helps the young director learn how to discover, harness, and meld the two. Providing both a practical and theoretical foundation for directors, this book explores how to craft an artistic vision for a production, and sparks inspiration in directors to put their learning into practice. This book includes: Guidance through day-to-day aspects of directing, including a director’s skillset and tools, script analysis, and rehearsal structure. Advice on collaborating with production teams and actors, building communication skills and tools, and integrating digital media into these practices. Discussion questions and practical worksheets covering script analysis, blocking, and planning rehearsals, with downloadable versions on a companion website.

Author : Avra Sidiropoulou
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781351839280

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Directions for Directing by Avra Sidiropoulou Pdf

Directions for Directing: Theatre and Method lays out contemporary concepts of directing practice and examines specific techniques of approaching scripts, actors, and the stage. Addressed to both young and experienced directors but also to the broader community of theatre practitioners, scholars, and dedicated theatre goers, the book sheds light on the director’s multiplicity of roles throughout the life of a play – from the moment of its conception to opening night – and explores the director’s processes of inspiration, interpretation, communication, and leadership. From organizing auditions and making casting choices to decoding complex dramaturgical texts and motivating actors, Directions for Directing offers practical advice and features detailed workbook sections on how to navigate such a fascinating discipline. A companion website explores the work of international practitioners of different backgrounds who operate within various institutions, companies, and budgets, providing readers with a wide range of perspectives and methodologies.

Author : Simon Shepherd
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137292551

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Direction by Simon Shepherd Pdf

Is directing an art? Do directors need to be trained? What do directors actually do? These questions and more are answered in this accessibly written survey of the art of theatre direction. Its broad scope ranges across the theatres of both America and Europe, looking at practices from Stanislavski up to the present day.

Author : Rob Swain
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781408156629

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Directing - a Handbook for Emerging Theatre Directors by Rob Swain Pdf

The theatre director is one of the most critical roles in a successful drama company, yet there are no formal qualifications required for entry into this profession. This practical guide for emerging theatre directors answers all the key questions from the very beginning of your career to key stages as you establish your credentials and get professionally recognized. It analyzes the director's role through relationships with the actors, author, designer, production manager and creative teams and provides vital advice for "on-the-job" situations where professional experience is invaluable. The book also provides an overview of the many approaches to acting methodology without focusing on any in particular to allow the director to develop their own unique methods of working with any actor's style. Each chapter includes these key features: * Introduces important theories, identifies practitioners and provides key reading to provide an overview of historic and current practice. * Interviews with leading practitioners and emerging directors. * Suggested exercises to develop the director's own approach and practical skills.

Author : Anne Bogart
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781134556885

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A Director Prepares by Anne Bogart Pdf

A Director Prepares is a thought-provoking examination of the challenges of making theatre. In it, Anne Bogart speaks candidly and with wisdom of the courage required to create 'art with great presence'. Each chapter tackles one of the seven major areas Bogart has identified as both potential partner and potential obstacle to art-making. They are Violence; Memory; Terror; Eroticism; Stereotype; Embarrassment; and Resistance. Each one can be used to generate extraordinary creative energy, if we know how to use it. A Director Prepares offers every practitioner an extraordinary insight into the creative process. It is a handbook, Bible and manifesto, all in one. No other book on the art of theatre comes even close to offering this much understanding, experience and inspiration.

Author : Harold Clurman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1997-04-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780684826226

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On Directing by Harold Clurman Pdf

Originally published: New York: Collier Books, 1972.

Author : Anne Bogart
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781350155909

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The Art of Resonance by Anne Bogart Pdf

What is artistic resonance and how can it be linked to one's life and one's art? This latest book of essays from legendary theatre director Anne Bogart, considers the creation of resonance in the artistic endeavour, with a focus on the performing arts. The word 'resonance' comes from the Latin meaning to 're-sound' or 'sound together'. From music to physics, resonance is a common thread that evokes a response and, in general, is understood as a quality that makes something personally meaningful and valuable. For Bogart, curiosity is a key personal quality to be nurtured throughout life and that very same curiosity, as an artist, thinker and human being. Creating pathways between performance theory, art history, neuroscience, music, architecture and the visual arts, and consistently forging new thought-paths, the writing draws upon Anne Bogart's own life and artistic journeys to illuminate potent philosophical ideas. Woven with personal anecdotes, stories and reflections, this is a book that will be of interest to any theatre artist and anyone who reflects on the power of the arts, of theatre-making and what it means to be engaged in the artistic process.

Author : Gabrielle Cody,Rebecca Schneider
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781136348570

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Re: Direction by Gabrielle Cody,Rebecca Schneider Pdf

Re: Direction is an extraordinary resource for practitioners and students on directing. It provides a collection of ground-breaking interviews, primary sources and essays on 20th century directing theories and practices around the world. Helpfully organized into four key areas of the subject, the book explores: * theories of directing * the boundaries of the director's role * the limits of categorization * the history of the theatre and performance art. Exceptionally useful and thought-provoking introductory essays by editors Schneider and Cody guide you through the wealth of materials included here. Re: Direction is the kind of book anyone interested in theatre history should own, and which will prove an indispensable toolkit for a lifetime of study.

Author : James W. Rodgers,Wanda C. Rodgers
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1997-11-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780876285657

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Play Director's Survival Kit by James W. Rodgers,Wanda C. Rodgers Pdf

This expansive guide covers the where, when, and how for every step of school play production, including play selection and adaptation, auditions, casting and dealing with disappointed students, budgeting, coaching actors, setting up a production team, rehearsals, publicity, and promotion.

Author : August W. Staub
Publisher : New York : Harper & Row
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UOM:39015004162742

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Creating Theatre by August W. Staub Pdf

Author : Christopher Haydon
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-21
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781350016941

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The Art of the Artistic Director by Christopher Haydon Pdf

How do you decide what stories an audience should hear? How do you make your theatre stand out in a crowded and intensely competitive marketplace? How do you make your building a home for artistic risk and innovation, while ensuring the books are balanced? It is the artistic director's job to answer all these questions, and many more. Yet, despite the central role that these people play in the modern theatre industry, very little has been written about what they do or how they do it. In The Art of the Artistic Director, Christopher Haydon (former artistic director of the Gate Theatre, 'London's most relentlessly ambitious theatre' – Time Out) compiles a fascinating set of interviews that get to the heart of what it is to occupy this unique role. He speaks to twenty of the most prominent and successful artistic directors in the US and UK, including: Oskar Eustis (Public Theater, New York), Diane Paulus (American Repertory Theater, Boston), Rufus Norris (National Theatre, London) and Vicky Featherstone (Royal Court Theatre, London), uncovering the essential skills and abilities that go into making an accomplished artistic director. The only book of its kind available, The Art of the Artistic Director includes a foreword by Michael Grandage, former artistic director of the Sheffield Crucible and the Donmar Warehouse in London.

Author : John W. Kirk,Ralph Bellas,Christina Kirk
Publisher : Xlibris Us
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2004-12
Category : Theater
ISBN : 1413450814

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The Art of Directing by John W. Kirk,Ralph Bellas,Christina Kirk Pdf

This revision and update of The Art of Directing, with considerable new material developed with the assistance of Christina Kirk of Otterbein College represents a new beginning for this popular text. This version continues to apply the premise "Conflict is the Essence of Drama" to every aspect of the production process. Using a rigorous and functional analysis system, the authors demonstrate how finding the root action of a script and allowing it to function as the power source for all aspects of the production can lead to a dramatically powerful result.

Author : Wendy Lesser
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0520212622

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A Director Calls by Wendy Lesser Pdf

Presents the details of director Stephen Daldry's work on the acclaimed play, "An Inspector Calls," in an attempt to reveal his intepretative approach to theater

Author : John W. Kirk,Ralph A. Bellas
Publisher : Ad Hoc Productions, Incorporated
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1990-08-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0962740209

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The Art of Directing by John W. Kirk,Ralph A. Bellas Pdf

Originally published by Wadsworth in 1985, this text presents an innovative, well-structured approach to directing which deals clearly & practically with the problems of play analysis & play production. Based on soundly-reasoned, well-articulated principles of modern theory, this book is also of interest to drama theory & criticism classes. Cybernetic, interactive techniques are applied to the practical problems of production. Phenomenology is taken out of the esoteric realms of theory seminars & made to work as a tool for understanding & producing the play. A cornerstone of this text is a system of analysis that isolates & clarifies the underlying action that drives the play. Another innovative element is the "flow theory" of blocking design that takes into account the production as a dynamic space/time event. The psychic power of space, line & mass are consciously employed to underscore & illuminate the relationships created by the action. Finally, an entire chapter is devoted to the practical problems of designing a rehearsal schedule, casting the right actors & working with costume & scenic designers to create a unified production. Out of print for a year, The Art of Directing was republished in 1990 because of the continuing demand for this innovative & practical text.

Author : Anne Bogart
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007-05-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781134128273

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And Then, You Act by Anne Bogart Pdf

From well-known auteur of the American theatre scene, Anne Bogart, And Then, You Act is a fascinating and accessible book about directing theatre, acting and the collaborative creative process. Writing clearly and passionately, Bogart speaks to a wide audience, from undergraduates to practitioners, and makes an invaluable contribution to the field tackling themes such as: intentionality inspiration why theatre matters. Following on from her successful book A Director Prepares, which has become a key text for teaching directing classes, And Then, You Act is an essential practitioner and student resource.