Notes on Directing: 130 Lessons in Leadership from the Director's Chair. This item is unavailable.Notes on Directing: 130 Lessons in Leadership from the Director's Chair

Presents suggestions and basic principles for directing plays, including understanding the script, the director's role, casting, rehearsal rules, talking to actors, and getting a laugh.

FRANK HAUSER is a retired freelance director living in London. Born in Wales in 1922, he attended Oxford University during the 1940s; worked as a drama producer for the BBC; and, in 1956, formed the Meadow Players at Oxford. He was Director of the Oxford Playhouse for seventeen years and directed frequently in London and New York. In 1968, he received the award of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.), one of the most prestigious honors given by the Queen of England.

RUSSELL REICH is a writer and creative director living in New York City. Born in 1963, he served as visiting artist-in-residence at Harvard University, artistic associate at Circle Repertory Company in New York, and member of the Circle Rep Director's Lab.