Directors in Rehearsal: A Hidden World

ISBN-13: 9780878300198 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 298 str.

Susan Cole

Opis

Susan Letzler Cole's firsthand account of the rehearsal sessions of acclaimed directors and actors offers a view of what is often hidden from the public eye: what actors and directors do when they prepare a dramatic text for performance. Directors in Rehearsal is based on hundreds of hours observing and recording the directorial work process of such prominent directors as Robert Wilson, Peter Sellars, and JoAnne Akalaitis working with well-known actors and actresses, including Kevin Kline, Amanda Plummer, and David Warrilow, on texts ranging from Shakespeare and Chekhov to the Wooster Group's recent experiments. The result of her extensive research is a behind-the scenes look at 10 theatre directors rehearsing actual productions - Broadway and off-Broadway, political and experimental, text-centered and company created.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements Preface 1. A Hidden World 2. Elinor Renfield Directs The Cherry Orchard: You can observe a lot by watching 3. Maria Irene Fornes Directs Uncle Vanya and Abingdon Square: To Be Quiet on the Stage 4. Emily Mann Directs Execution of Justice: Take it all in: A Collective Witnessing 5. JoAnne Akalaitis Directs The Voyage of the Beagle: Quiet, boys. I'll direct this 6. Elizabeth LeCompte Directs Frank Dell's The Temptation of Saint Antony: The Invisible Director: Creating in Company 7. Richard Foreman Directs The Birth of the Poet: A Reverberation Box 8. Robert Wilson Directs The Golden Windows and Hamletmachine: get in a position what else is there 9. Liviu Ciulei Directs Hamlet: It speaks. It isn't an empty gesture. It isn't a furniture movement 10. Peter Sellars Directs Two Figures in Dense Violet Light: The image is unshakable 11. Lee Breuer Directs The Warrior Ant: You move from one to another, bringing them to life 12. Epilogue Selected Bibliography Index

O autorze

Susan Cole