Directing Shakespeare in America : Current Practices

Charles Ney

ISBN 10: 1474239838 / ISBN 13: 9781474239837

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Feb 2016, 2016

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Neuware - In this first substantive study of directing Shakespeare in the USA, Charles Ney compares and contrasts directors working at major companies across the country. Because of the complexities of directing Shakespeare for audiences today, a director's methods, values and biases are more readily perceptible in their work on Shakespeare than in more contemporary work. Directors disclose their interpretation of the text, their management of the various stages of production, how they go about supervising rehearsals and share tactics. This book will be useful to students wanting to develop skills, practitioners who want to learn from what other directors are doing, and scholars and students studying production practice and performance.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Directing Shakespeare in America : Current Practices
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Feb 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1474239838
• ISBN 13: 9781474239837
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 198W x 129H x 20D millimeters 198 millimeters width by 129 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 371 grams

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Synopsis

In this first substantive study of directing Shakespeare in the USA, Charles Ney compares and contrasts directors working at major companies across the country. Because of the complexities of directing Shakespeare for audiences today, a director's methods, values and biases are more readily perceptible in their work on Shakespeare than in more contemporary work. Directors disclose their interpretation of the text, their management of the various stages of production, how they go about supervising rehearsals and share tactics. This book will be useful to students wanting to develop skills, practitioners who want to learn from what other directors are doing, and scholars and students studying production practice and performance.

About the Author

Charles Ney is a professor and Head of Directing in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Texas State University, USA. He has been artistic director at Manhattan Clearing House Contemporary Performing Arts Center, Idaho Repertory Theatre and Mary Moody Northen Theatre. Other directing credits include New York City's Working Man's Clothes Theatre, the Kennedy Center, Illinois Shakespeare Festival and Texas Shakespeare Festival.