Collaborative Stage Directing
A Guide to Creating and Managing a Positive Theatre Environment
- 136 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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Collaborative Stage Directing
A Guide to Creating and Managing a Positive Theatre Environment
About This Book
Collaborative Stage Directing: A Guide to Creating and Managing a Positive Theatre Environment focuses on the director's collaboration with actors and the creative team, and the importance of communication and leadership skills to create and manage a healthy working environment. Speaking directly to the student, this compact resource walks the aspiring director through basic principles of group dynamics, active listening, open-ended questioning, brainstorming, and motivational leadership, supported by examples and case studies offered by current professional and academic directors. With a focus on preparing the student director for resume-building opportunities beyond the studio lab, Collaborative Stage Directing challenges readers with reflective activities, a series of guiding questions to apply to three short plays, and an extensive checklist to assist them with independent directing projects. As an easy-to-use resource, Collaborative Stage Directing works as a supplement to a classic directing text or as a stand-alone guide.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Preface
- Letter to the Instructor
- Letter to the Student Director
- Part I The Collaborative Theatre Environment
- Part II Application of the Guiding Questions to Three Short Plays
- Part III The Independent Project
- Appendix A: Developing a Production Concept
- Appendix B: Actorâs Character Physical Analysis
- Appendix C: Actorâs Character Background Analysis
- Appendix D: Contributing Theatre Artistsâ Bios
- Appendix E: Building Your Library/Suggested Reading
- Index