Directing New Plays: Tools for Art and Collaboration

ISBN-13: 9781350179264 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 272 str.

Evan Cabnet

Opis

Every theater director will oversee a new play process in their career: here is what to expect and how to prepare.Drawing from over 20 years of experience as a freelance director, and as the Artistic Director of LCT3 at Lincoln Center Theater, Evan Cabnet combines the creative with the pragmatic to provide an honest, useful, and entertaining look at the art of directing a new play.Integrating practical advice with personal experience, Directing New Plays demystifies the process of directing a new work. From developing a creative vision to navigating the challenges of collaborative art-making, this book offers a comprehensive look at the director’s role in the process and the tools they use at every step,including development (readings and workshops), pre-production (casting and design), rehearsal (staging, working with actors, rewrites, and run-throughs), tech, previews, and opening a world premiere production. Incisive, supportive, and clear, this book is an indispensable resource for theater directors looking to begin— or to sustain— a career in new play development.

Spis treści

Foreword 1. Searching for New Work: Identifying Writers and How to Read a New or Unfinished Play with Direction in Mind. 2. Development: Meetings, Readings, Workshops and Common Play Development Strategies. 3. Securing a Production: Seeking and Securing a Production in the Commercial, Institutional and Not-for-Profit Models. 4. Pre-production: the Director's Role in Inviting Artists into the Conversation. 5. Casting: from Writing a Breakdown to Choosing Audition Sides and Working with a Casting Director. 6. Rehearsal (Week One): the First Rehearsal, Setting up the Tone of the Process. 7. Rehearsal (Week Two): Transition from the Theoretical to the Practical. 8. Rehearsal (Week Three and Beyond): Rewrites, Run-Throughs and Creative Changes. 9. Tech: How can a Director Prepare for Inevitable Surprises, Problems, and Challenges? 10. Previews: How does a Director Learn from an Audience and Respond to Feedback? 11. Opening Night and the Run: How is a Director Helpful to the Cast, Writer and Creative Team? 12. Closing and Next steps: How does a Director Parlay Success into More Work?