Directors in Rehearsal: A Hidden World by Susan Cole
First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Directors in Rehearsal
Summary
A rare behind-the-scenes look at the rehearsal sessions of acclaimed directors and actors. Cole offers a view of what is often hidden from the public eye: what actors and directors do when they prepare a dramatic text for performance.
Directors in Rehearsal Summary
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements Preface 1. A Hidden World 2. Elinor Renfield Directs The Cherry Orchard: "You can observe a lot by watching 3. Maria Irene Fornes Directs Uncle Vanya and Abingdon Square: "To Be Quiet on the Stage 4. Emily Mann Directs Execution of Justice: "Take it all in": A Collective Witnessing 5. JoAnne Akalaitis Directs The Voyage of the Beagle: "Quiet, boys. I'll direct this" 6. Elizabeth LeCompte Directs Frank Dell's The Temptation of Saint Antony: The Invisible Director: Creating in Company 7. Richard Foreman Directs The Birth of the Poet: A Reverberation Box 8. Robert Wilson Directs The Golden Windows and Hamletmachine: "get in a position what else is there" 9. Liviu Ciulei Directs Hamlet: "It speaks. It isn't an empty gesture. It isn't a furniture movement" 10. Peter Sellars Directs Two Figures in Dense Violet Light: "The image is unshakable" 11. Lee Breuer Directs The Warrior Ant: "You move from one to another, bringing them to life" 12. Epilogue Selected Bibliography Index
Additional information
GOR004008416
9780878300198
0878300198
Directors in Rehearsal: A Hidden World by Susan Cole
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Inc
1992-08-14
298
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