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 174
... sound must always have support , and the words must fall like drops in a deep well ; the clear impact of the drops is heard without the vibration of the sound in space . No in- distinctness in the sound , no words with howling endings ...
... sound must always have support , and the words must fall like drops in a deep well ; the clear impact of the drops is heard without the vibration of the sound in space . No in- distinctness in the sound , no words with howling endings ...
Page 175
... sounds , yet still profound . II . Concerning plastic ideas : 1. Richard Wagner with his orchestra provided inner tension ... sound in your heart , then speak it aloud . To approach a real- istic role by silently reading the text , and a ...
... sounds , yet still profound . II . Concerning plastic ideas : 1. Richard Wagner with his orchestra provided inner tension ... sound in your heart , then speak it aloud . To approach a real- istic role by silently reading the text , and a ...
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... sounds stressing the mood : the whistle of a factory or steamer siren , the warbling of a bird , the melancholy hoot of an owl , the passage of a carriage , the sound of music coming from a distance . With the years the pauses entered ...
... sounds stressing the mood : the whistle of a factory or steamer siren , the warbling of a bird , the melancholy hoot of an owl , the passage of a carriage , the sound of music coming from a distance . With the years the pauses entered ...
Contents
Helen Krich Chinoy | 3 |
George II Duke of SaxeMeiningen | 81 |
André Antoine | 89 |
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