Direction & Production

Disability and Theatre: A Practical Manual for Inclusion in the Arts is a step-by step manual on how to create inclusive theatre, including how and where to find actors, how to publicize productions, run rehearsals, act intricate scenes like fights and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439145777Author Mickey RapkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Free PressPublisher Free PressWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 137mm * 20mm

The Director's Toolkit is a comprehensive guide to the role of the theatrical director. Following the chronology of the directing process, the book discusses each stage in precise detail, considering the selection and analysis of the script, the audition...

Amidst the turmoil of political revolution, the stage directors of twentieth-century Russia rewrote the rules of theatre making. From realism to the avant-garde, politics to postmodernism, and revolution to repression, these practitioners shaped...

Towards Good Lighting for the Stage: Aesthetic Theory for Theatrical Lighting Design explores the theoretical underpinnings of effective lighting design from conceptualization to live performance.Through an investigation of the author's own aesthetic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780930452742Author Arthur BartowFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.Publisher Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780571199945Author Michael BloomFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Faber & FaberPublisher Faber & FaberWeight(grams) 231gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 141mm *...

A Poetics of Third Theatre offers an in-depth, critical analysis of Third Theatre, a transnational community of theatre groups and artists united by a shared set of values and a laboratory attitude.This book takes a genealogical account of Third Theatre...

How do you develop both the craft of directing as well as a professional career in freelance directing in today's theatre industry? Drawing on his own extensive experience and that of other theatre professionals from the US and UK, Kent Thompson...

The Director as Collaborator teaches essential directing skills while emphasizing how directors and theater productions benefit from collaboration. Good collaboration occurs when the director shares responsibility for the artistic creation with the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780970677334Author Joshua Logan BrylsteenFormat PaperbackImprint Nmd BooksPublisher Nmd BooksWeight(grams) 308g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996758338Author Bob MayFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Skye Bridge PublishingPublisher Skye Bridge PublishingWeight(grams) 150g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648369806Author MR Richard BennettFormat PaperbackPage Count 350Imprint Academy of Improvisation PressPublisher Academy of Improvisation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578519906Author Laurel WensonFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Laurel WensonPublisher Laurel WensonWeight(grams) 209g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853435839Author Lyn OxenfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Weight(grams) 130g

(Applause Acting Series). Every actor and director who enters the orbit of Marowitz's major work will find himself challenged to a deeper understanding of his art and propelled into further realms of exploration on his/her own. Marowitz meditates on all...

Costume is an essential part of the theatre. Inventive and intelligent costume design can show where and when the action is set, convey a clear idea of the psychology of the role, disguise an actor or heighten a well-known stock character. This...

This book is a comprehensive introduction to the art of theatre lighting and sound. It can be used by the novice who aims to become expert, or by the experienced technician to improve working methods, pick up new ideas and skills, and consolidate old...

THE TIMES' BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR This book charts the personal and professional journey of Greg Doran, Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 2012 until 2022 and "one of the great Shakespearians of his generation" (Sunday Times). During...

Because of our film-oriented culture, the study of cinema's potential influence on the theater has become particularly relevant. When applied to the stage and space of theater, film theory and aesthetics open new possibilities, heightening the theater's...

This book examines the work of acclaimed director Tina Packer, founder of Shakespeare & Company, whose ground-breaking approach to performing Shakespeare has made her company among the most vibrant and enduring Shakespeare theatres in America. Tina...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733934503Author Albert PolandFormat PaperbackPage Count 452Imprint Albert PolandPublisher Albert PolandWeight(grams) 658gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781736395738Author Richard GarteeFormat HardbackPage Count 458Imprint Lake and Emerald Publications, LLCPublisher Lake and Emerald Publications,...

This book explores the development of Robert Lepage’s distinctive approach to stage direction in the early (1984-1994) and middle (1995-2008) stages of his career, arguing that globalisation had a defining effect on shaping his aesthetic and his...

The first edition of Directing in the Theatre represented a pioneering effort in its field. Now, the revised edition offers an expanded array of materials for use in the study of directing. There are new cases about censorship, non-traditional casting,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781559363525Author Jason LoewithFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.Publisher Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S...

Towards Embodied Performance invites directors and other generative performance makers to experiment with making their own original, visually stunning, sonically immersive, and physically rigorous embodied performance.Through historical context, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566082334Author David GroteFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint Meriwether PublishingPublisher Meriwether PublishingWeight(grams) 522g

Though stage directing has traditionally been a male-dominated profession, the number of women directors in the United States has grown significantly in recent years. In this work, 35 contemporary women stage directors, with regional, national and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566082204Author John AhartFormat HardbackPage Count 356Imprint Meriwether PublishingPublisher Meriwether PublishingWeight(grams) 558g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566082198Author Terry John ConverseFormat HardbackPage Count 326Imprint Pioneer Drama ServicePublisher Pioneer Drama ServiceWeight(grams) 603g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647194987Author Bo MetzlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint Booklocker.comPublisher Booklocker.comWeight(grams) 304gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781636701851Author Todd LondonFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.Publisher Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.

What is artistic resonance and how can it be linked to one's life and one's art? This latest book of essays from legendary theatre director Anne Bogart, considers the creation of resonance in the artistic endeavour, with a focus on the performing...

Career Paths of African American Directors is a collection of in-depth conversations with African American directors.These conversations provide an insightful overview of the interviewees’ work and artistic vision and explore their personal influences,...

World theatre has exhibited a bewildering array of form, style, tone and subject in the late 20th- and the early 21st centuries, and this range of work has been determined largely by its directors. This book documents this procession of theatre in...

Contemporary Women Stage Directors opens the door into the minds of 27 prolific female theatre directors, allowing you to explore their experience, wisdom and knowledge. Directors give insight into their diverse approaches to the key challenges of...

In 1983, the authors provided, ""in spunky detail"" (Booklist/RBB), a step-by-step guide to producing musicals with middle school students that was ""infused with common sense and high energy"" (VOYA). Now they bring their increased experience and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312227463Author Elizabeth SchaferFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint St. Martin's PressPublisher St. Martin's PressWeight(grams) 608gDimensions(mm)...

Brazil has one of the most vibrant theater cultures in the world, home to a wide variety of theatrical expression. This collection of 15 interviews includes some of the country's most prolific creative minds--Ze Celso (Teatro Oficina), Antunes Filho,...