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 189
... scene of The Dybbuk we had to insert a small scene which would justify an interval . It was necessary for the audience to believe that the orchestra was successful in find- ing the bridegroom , otherwise it would appear as if the ...
... scene of The Dybbuk we had to insert a small scene which would justify an interval . It was necessary for the audience to believe that the orchestra was successful in find- ing the bridegroom , otherwise it would appear as if the ...
Page 249
... scene . and one has decided that the scene must be played lightly and forc- ibly , and the other person takes a different view of the scene and feels that it must be managed in a very dark and very black way with long pauses . It is the ...
... scene . and one has decided that the scene must be played lightly and forc- ibly , and the other person takes a different view of the scene and feels that it must be managed in a very dark and very black way with long pauses . It is the ...
Page 336
... SCENE " The drum scene excited the audience in a special manner . This was sometimes explained by the fact that this is the most dramatic scene of the play , and that the audience preferred the dramatic to the epic . Actually , Epic ...
... SCENE " The drum scene excited the audience in a special manner . This was sometimes explained by the fact that this is the most dramatic scene of the play , and that the audience preferred the dramatic to the epic . Actually , Epic ...
Contents
Helen Krich Chinoy | 3 |
George II Duke of SaxeMeiningen | 81 |
André Antoine | 89 |
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