Communication, Film & Theatre

Stage Directing: The First Experiences is a “how-to” manual aimed at introducing beginning stage directors to the art and craft of directing.

Written for the introductory directing course, Stage Directing is organized around the six basic steps that all successful directors use: selecting the playscript, analyzing and researching the play, conceiving the production, casting, rehearsing, and finally giving and receiving criticism.

One reviewer praised “the natural order of the material, the light and engaging style of the writing, the online reference material, and the generally accepted approach to directing re-examined in a fresh voice” (Don Sandley, Samford University).

• Offers practical directing tips in sidebars throughout the text to help the new director understand the nuts and bolts of directing.

• Explains and illustrates actor-audience relationships so students can apply proscenium directing techniques to arena, alley, and thrust stagings.

• Includes two in-book original short plays, allowing the instructor and students to apply concepts to an actual short playscript.

• Provides an original dramatic vignette as a short and manageable exercise in breaking down a play into units and beats.

• Features practical directing exercises throughout the text, helping students apply theory to practice.

Preface.

THE DIRECTOR AT WORK.

Directing  [AOD TITLES]   (Theatre)

Written for the introductory directing course, Stage Directing is organized around the six basic steps in the process that all successful directors use: selecting the playscript, analyzing and researching the play, conceiving the production, casting, rehearsing, and finally giving and receiving criticism.

One reviewer praised “the natural order of the material, the light and engaging style of the writing, the online reference material, and the generally accepted approach to directing re-examined in a fresh voice.” (Don Sandley, Samford University)

Features:

• Offers practical directing tips in sidebars throughout the text to help the new director understand the nuts and bolts of directing.
• Explains and illustrates actor-audience relationships so students can apply proscenium directing techniques to arena, alley, and thrust stagings.
• Includes two in-book original short plays allowing the instructor and students to apply concepts to an actual short playscript.
• Provides an original dramatic vignette as a short and manageable exercise in breaking down a play into units and beats.
• Features practical directing exercises throughout the text helping students apply theory to practice.

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