Stage Directing: A Practical Guide

Chris Baldwin

ISBN 10: 1861266030 / ISBN 13: 9781861266033

Published by Crowood Press, 2003

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A clean crisp well preserved 2003 Crowood Press recent printing softcover in a fine tight binding. Little to no shelf wear. Text is bright and free of marks or underlining. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. "Stage Directing: A Practical Guide" demystifies the art of directing for the stage. Offering detailed advice on every aspect of the process, it explores the ways in which a carefully orchestrated performance can be made to appear fresh and spontaneous. It shows how the ties between play, performers, and audience can be strengthened, and how the strategic intervention of the director can help to produce the most polished and elegant performances. Written for all those involved in the direction of stage plays, it is both a practical guide and an inspirational companion on the road from page to stage. Chris Baldwin is a theater director and playwright; he has directed for many theaters in Britain, Poland, Germany, and Spain. He has also taught directing and dramaturgy at various European colleges and is a former head of Drama and Theatre at King Alfred s College, England.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stage Directing: A Practical Guide
• Publisher: Crowood Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1861266030
• ISBN 13: 9781861266033
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Stage Directing: A Practical Guide demystifies the art of directing for the stage. Offering detailed advice on every aspect of the process, it explores the ways in which a carefully orchestrated performance can be made to appear fresh and spontaneous. It shows how the ties between play, performers, and audience can be strengthened, and how the strategic intervention of the director can help to produce the most polished and elegant performances. Written for all those involved in the direction of stage plays, it is both a practical guide and an inspirational companion on the road from page to stage. Chris Baldwin is a theater director and playwright; he has directed for many theaters in Britain, Poland, Germany, and Spain. He has also taught directing and dramaturgy at various European colleges and is a former head of Drama and Theatre at King Alfred’s College, England.

About the Author

Chris Baldwin is a theatre director and playwright. He has a wealth of teaching experience, having taught directing and dramaturgy at colleges in Germany, Spain and the UK. He continues to teach various courses for theatre institutes and drama organisations in Poland, Spain, France, Germany and Sweden.