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Product Identifiers

PublisherHeinemann

ISBN-10032500112X

ISBN-139780325001128

eBay Product ID (ePID)7038285835

Product Key Features

Number of Pages168 Pages

Publication NameStage Directions Guide to Directing

LanguageEnglish

SubjectTheater / Direction & Production, General

Publication Year1999

TypeTextbook

AuthorStephen Peithman

Subject AreaPerforming Arts, Education

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight9 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN98-56058

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal792/.0233

Table Of ContentContents: Part I - PREPRODUCTION 1 - Ten Steps for Picking the Right Play; What to Look for Before You Decide 2 - Finding the Right Play for You; How to Use Play Catalogues to Guide the Way 3 - Thirteen Reasons Not to Pick a Show; A Baker's Dozen of Common Traps 4 - Seven Reasons Not to Attempt the Classics; ...And All the Reasons Why We Should, Anyway, Dale Lyles 5 - How to Read a Script; Ten Ways to Judge Whether a Play is Right for You, Jim De Young 6 - Is It Legal to Change the Script? 7 - Photocopying Plays; Publishers Explain What's Legal and What Isn't Part II - FIRST STEPS 8 - Getting It All Together; How to Work with Your Production Team 9 - Off to a Good Start; Set the Ground Rules Early-and Stick to Them 10 - Great Expectations; A Successful Opening Night Begins with the First Rehearsal, Nancianne Pfister 11 - Make Time Work for You; How to Keep on Top of things Throughout the Rehearsal Period 12 - Off Book, On Target; Offstage Readers During Rehearsal Get Actors Out of the Script and In

SynopsisAimed at every director, from the beginner to the most experienced, this guide is full of information to help make their direction more effective. Following a general overview of the director's role, the guide focuses on how the director shapes and steers a production - from preproduction meetings to curtain calls. Veteran directors and actors in community, regional and academic theatre offer their expertise on a range of topics including selecting a suitable piece, things to look out for in auditions, criticizing effectively, the basis of directing a musical, staging a big show with a small cast, blocking tips and managing rehearsing schedules., Every director, from the beginner to the most experienced, will find in this book invaluable information to make their direction more effective. Following a general overview of the director's role, the book focuses on how the director shapes and guides a production - from preproduction meetings to curtain calls. Veteran directors and actors in community, regional, and academic theatre offer their expertise on a range of topics, including: selecting the right play things to look for in an audition criticizing effectively basics of directing a musical staging a big show with a small cast blocking tips managing rehearsal and schedules and much more. Directors may be an unseen presence in stage productions, but their influence is everywhere to be seen - and heard. Stage Directions Guide to Directing provides welcome support to directors charged with unlocking the full potential of their productions.

LC Classification NumberPN2053.S675 1999