And Then, You Act: Making Art in an Unpredictable World - Hardcover

Bogart, Anne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415411416 ISBN 13: 9780415411417

Publisher: Routledge, 2007

Synopsis

From well-known auteur of the American theatre scene, Anne Bogart, And Then, You Act is a fascinating and accessible book about directing theatre, acting and the collaborative creative process.

Writing clearly and passionately, Bogart speaks to a wide audience, from undergraduates to practitioners, and makes an invaluable contribution to the field tackling themes such as:

• intentionality
• inspiration
• why theatre matters.

Following on from her successful book A Director Prepares, which has become a key text for teaching directing classes, And Then, You Act is an essential practitioner and student resource.

About this title

About the Author:

Anne Bogart is the Artistic Director of SITI company which she founded in 1992 with Japanese director, Tadashi Suzuki.  She is also a Professor at Columbia University where she runs the graduate directing program.

Review:

'Attractive and accessible. The book should certainly be obligatory for college students reading Theatre Studies and for drama students ... A book that I found both instructive and enlightening.' – Max Stafford-Clark, Director of Out of Joint Theatre Company

'Outstanding ... As a writer and teacher she is incisive, illuminating, refreshingly honest and dissident ... The book addresses a wide range of ideas and practices in language that is accessible, articulate, energised.' – David Williams, Dartington College of Arts, UK

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0415411416
• ISBN 13: 9780415411417
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160