The Art and Practice of Directing for Theatre
Title | The Art and Practice of Directing for Theatre PDF eBook |
Author | Paul B. Crook |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2016-09-13 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1317364546 |
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.
The Art and Practice of Directing for Theatre
Title | The Art and Practice of Directing for Theatre PDF eBook |
Author | Paul B. Crook |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 2024-10-08 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1040130720 |
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, Second Edition 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 new edition is fully revised to address changes in theatre since the Covid pandemic, new technology, intimacy direction, and inclusive practices. It features: 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. Updated references to reflect the changes in the theatre community and profession since the original writing. Updated examples of studies and technology. This book is written for students in Theatre Directing courses, along with new and aspiring theatrical directors. The Art and Practice of Directing for Theatre, Second Edition includes access to downloadable worksheets, available at www.routledge.com/9781032619514.
A Director Prepares
Title | A Director Prepares PDF eBook |
Author | Anne Bogart |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 170 |
Release | 2003-09-02 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1134556888 |
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.
Directing Plays, Directing People
Title | Directing Plays, Directing People PDF eBook |
Author | Mary B. Robinson |
Publisher | Smith & Kraus Incorporated |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Acting |
ISBN | 9781575257846 |
"Directing Plays, Directing People is a vivid, engagiing [sic], personal journey through the process of making theater, written from a director's perspective"--Page 4 of cover.
Direction
Title | Direction PDF eBook |
Author | Simon Shepherd |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 2012-12-17 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1137292555 |
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.
A Sense of Direction
Title | A Sense of Direction PDF eBook |
Author | William Ball |
Publisher | New York : Drama Book Publishers |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN |
"William Ball, founder and general director of the acclaimed American Conservatory Theatre, engages his audience in a wide-ranging discussion of the director's process - from first reading through opening night. Mr. Ball offers a candid, personal account of his method of working - including the choice of a play's essential elements, preproduction homework, casting, and rehearsal techniques"--Cover.
The Art of Directing
Title | The Art of Directing PDF eBook |
Author | John W. Kirk |
Publisher | Xlibris Us |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2004-12 |
Genre | Theater |
ISBN | 9781413450811 |
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.