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...

First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This unique handbook combines the theory and practice of the celebration of Sophia-whose name literally means "wisdom"-in one indispensable volume. In this new edition of Wisdom's Feast, the authors combine exercises, liturgies, sermons, study guides, prayers and meditations to create the first book of its kind-one that provides for experiencing Sophia in a ritual setting. Wisdom's Feast includes: An introduction to Sophia Activities for women's groups, churches and academic settings Exercises on the most prominent Sophia themes in the Bible Meditations and sermons A comparative study of the...