Stage Directing: a Director's Itinerary

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Stage Directing: A Director's Itinerary is a practical guidebook that provides instruction on how to organize the work of the director throughout the entire production process. Designed for the undergraduate student director, this book covers everything from choosing the play to opening night.

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Full title :Stage Directing : a Director's Itinerary.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2012.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co
Place of Publication:Newburyport
Language:eng
Publication Date:2012.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (302 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781585105083, 1585105082
oclc:ocn809774932
LC Classification:PN2053
Dewey Decimal:792.0233

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments and Photo Credits; Preface; PART I: FIRST THINGS FIRST; Chapter 1: The Director: Past and Present; What Is a Director?; Final Thoughts; Suggested Reading; Chapter 2: Choosing a Play and Securing a Performance License; What Play Will I Direct?; Making It Legal; Theatrical Publishing Houses; Chapter 3: Budgeting; Understanding a Budget; Final Thoughts; Chapter 4: Reading the Play; First Reading: Read for Pleasure; Second Reading: Read for Vision; Third Reading: Read for Analysis; Final Thoughts; Suggested Reading.

Chapter 5: Interpreting the ScriptThe Importance of Analysis; I. Spectacle; II. Character; III. Plot; IV. Ideas; V. Rhythm; VI. Dialogue; Final Thoughts; Suggested Reading; Chapter 6: Research; Why Research?; Assembling Research; Categories of Research; Chapter 7: Concept; Developing the Psychological Concept; Developing the Visual Concept; Final Thoughts; In Your DPN; Suggested Reading; PART II: WRITTEN WORD TO THREE-DIMENSIONAL WORLD; Chapter 8: The Visual Collaboration; Working With Designers; Meeting with Designers; From Design to Tech; Final Thoughts; In Your DPN; Chapter 9: Casting.

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