A reading list for directors?
Steve A.
> If you are (or were) in a first rate MFA directing program (eg Yale),
> could you post a syllabus of first year readings? (Not plays; Directing
> theory and methodology.) If you care to editorialize, tell us which books
> are good and which aren't, then all the better.
>
> Many thanks.
>
> -- Nick
Nick -
I see that someone suggested Hodge. Definitely a good choice. Also
check out "Directors on Directing," a collection of interviews and essays
from a wide field; anything written by Harold Clurman, Peter Brook's "The
Empty Space," Grotowski's "Towards a poor Theatre," and my particular
favorite, Antonin Artaud's "Theatre and its Double."
Other texts which I believe are necessary include: Stanislavski's "An
Actor Prepares," a new translation of which is coming out soon, thank god
- definitely a hallmark to what became American realism; "Acting is
Believing," "Actors on Acting," and "The Directoral Vision." I can give
you some bibliographic info on this, and other book, but their down in my
grad office.
By the way, I am spending my grad. assistant time doing this research
and bibliographic info. sending. Refer to the CUNY argument of Scott
Walters, and believe me, he's "simply right."
Steve A.
WreckGlory
Richard Foreman's "Unbalancing Acts" is a must read. Brook's "The Empty
Space" is very interesting. And "Anne Bogart: Viewpoints," which has just
come out, is also must-reading for anyone interested in the future of
theatre.
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Jeff R Knechtel
: If you are (or were) in a first rate MFA directing program (eg Yale),
: could you post a syllabus of first year readings? (Not plays; Directing
: theory and methodology.) If you care to editorialize, tell us which books
: are good and which aren't, then all the better.
Well, certainly included would be Hodge's _Play Directing: Analysis,
Communication, and Style_
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timothylea
The Hodge is okay, but a little traditional. It deals with
mechanical issues, and suggests the possibility of a standard
approach to dramatic presentation. The other books that have been
suggested are interesting also, but often have touch of the "my
life in the theatre" syndrome about them.
For really challenging readings on the theoretical state of
directing, Patrice Pavis' Languages of the Stage: Essays in the
Semiology of the Theatre (PAJ '82) is excellent. Also:
The Semiotics of Theatre and Drama by Keir Elam (Methuen '80)
Dynamics of Drama by Bernard Beckerman (Drama Book Specialists
'79)
The Theory of the Modern Stage by Eric Bentley (Pelican '68)
Paucarl
Paul Carlin
Michael Phillips
I have a friend who is spending a week in San Francisco at the end of
this month (see above dates) and asked about what might be playing there
during this time period that is good.
Do you have suggestions? Titles and theatres, please. Ticket prices,
phone numbers, mini-reviews, etc., would be helpful but are not necessary.
Thanks ahead of time for your help. You may e-mail me direct at
Chau,
Michael Phillips
NathanThomas
(Paucarl) writes:
Howdy,
I've been out of town and missed the early part of this. Has
anyone mentioned the "Directors in Perspective" series from
Cambridge U Press? It can be useful for directors to look and
see how others 'dunn it.' Also books that have whole or partial
rehearsal transcripts like "Meyerhold at Work" (ed. Paul
Schmidt) may also be of use.
Nathan
nat...@adv.cal.msu.edu
Mark Stapleton
>mechanical issues, and suggests the possibility of a standard
>approach to dramatic presentation. The other books that have been
>suggested are interesting also, but often have touch of the "my
>life in the theatre" syndrome about them.
>
>For really challenging readings on the theoretical state of
>directing, Patrice Pavis' Languages of the Stage: Essays in the
>Semiology of the Theatre (PAJ '82) is excellent. Also:
>
>The Semiotics of Theatre and Drama by Keir Elam (Methuen '80)
>Dynamics of Drama by Bernard Beckerman (Drama Book Specialists
>'79)
>The Theory of the Modern Stage by Eric Bentley (Pelican '68)
>
Mark
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