Directing Plays (Theatre Arts (Routledge Paperback))

by Don Taylor (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  1997

  $47.90

  Directing Plays explores both the theory and practice of directing plays, with particular emphasis on textual interpretation. Don Taylor guides the student through the complex process of choosing a play, the working partnership of director, playwright and designer, the delicate matter of casting a play, the rehearsal process and everything which needs to happen before the production is up and running.

• Used

  Paperback
  1996

  $3.25

  This title examines and discusses the whole process of putting on a play in the theatre. The author looks at the emergence of the modern idea of the director and describes the three main types of director. Every aspect of producing a play is covered from selecting the play, preparation, holding auditions, working with designers and rehearsing with actors. In addition, it also looks at directing for television and radio.