Fundamentals of Play Directing - Softcover

Alexander Dean; Lawrence Carra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1577666488 ISBN 13: 9781577666486

Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc, 2009

Synopsis

This landmark work has influenced generations of stage directors and is considered the most influential treatment of the art of directing. Both theoretical and practical, Fundamentals of Play Directing offers content and information on the major technical and visual issues of stage directing that beginning directors will find invaluable. Following introductory chapters, readers are introduced to the basics play analysis, basic technique for the actor, and the director's media. These chapters form an essential preparation for an in-depth examination of the five fundamentals of play directing that make up the core of the text: composition, picturization, movement, rhythm, and pantomimic dramatization.

Titles of related interest also from Waveland Press: Catron-Shattuck, The Director's Vision: Play Direction from Analysis to Production, Second Edition (ISBN 9781478611257); Catron, The Power of One: The Solo Play for Playwrights, Actors, and Directors (ISBN 9781577666202); and Patterson, Stage Directing: The First Experiences, Second Edition (ISBN: 9781478615408).

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Titles of related interest also available from Waveland Press: Catron, The Director's Vision: Play Direction from Analysis to Production (ISBN 9781577666769); Catron, The Power of One: The Solo Play for Playwrights, Actors, and Directors (ISBN 9781577666202); and Patterson, Stage Directing: The First Experiences (ISBN 9781577665960).

From the Back Cover:

"Outstanding. Absolutely essential text for all aspiring directors." -- Rick Barbour, University of Denver

"The new format and lower price make adoption an easy decision." -- David S. Thompson, Agnes Scott College

"I find the approach to directing to be perfectly suited to my philosophy and style with emphasis on composition and picturization." -- Thomas A. Power, University of Southern Maine

"A very detailed and craftsmanlike approach to the physical and spatial aspects of directing." -- Gerry Dzuiblinski, Henry Ford Community College

"The best book on the subject of play directing's technique. A must for beginning directors. This fifth edition is, by far, the best." -- Dean Zayas, University of Puerto Rico

About this edition

• Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1577666488
• ISBN 13: 9781577666486
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 384