Directors on Directing: A Source Book of the Modern TheatreToby Cole, Helen Krich Chinoy Less than 200 years ago the director was only an "ideal" projected by disgruntled critics. Today, productions wouldn't be able to survive with our the adept talents of the director. This book has been known for years as the guide to the "unknown theater" of the director. This collection is comprised of the voices of the modern theater as they state their credos and explore their craft. Topics include: the emergence of the director; behind the fourth wall; the art of rehearsal; light and space; and much more. Directors and avid theater-buffs. |
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Page 157
... move and speak as Romeo must move and speak as part and parcel of the design - this design which I have already pointed out to you as having a definite form . He must move across our sight in a certain way , passing to a certain point ...
... move and speak as Romeo must move and speak as part and parcel of the design - this design which I have already pointed out to you as having a definite form . He must move across our sight in a certain way , passing to a certain point ...
Page 177
... move- ment , but this must be as natural as the logical stresses in poetry . 2. Maeterlinck's pictures have an archaic quality , as in icons . Arkel , as from a painting by Ambrogio Borgonione . Gothic arches . Wooden statues shining ...
... move- ment , but this must be as natural as the logical stresses in poetry . 2. Maeterlinck's pictures have an archaic quality , as in icons . Arkel , as from a painting by Ambrogio Borgonione . Gothic arches . Wooden statues shining ...
Page 395
... moves are given to him literally : " On this line you move downstage , then you will not be masking , and you will be ready for your next cue . " This kind of production is carefully planned in advance like a military campaign , even to ...
... moves are given to him literally : " On this line you move downstage , then you will not be masking , and you will be ready for your next cue . " This kind of production is carefully planned in advance like a military campaign , even to ...
Contents
Helen Krich Chinoy | 3 |
George II Duke of SaxeMeiningen | 81 |
André Antoine | 89 |
Copyright | |
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Directors on Directing: A Source Book of the Modern Theater. With an Ill ... No preview available - 1963 |
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