Description
Collaborative Stage Directing: A Guide to Creating and Managing a Positive Theatre Environment focuses on the director's collaboration with actors and the creative team, and the importance of communication and leadership skills to create and manage a healthy working environment. Speaking directly to the student, this compact resource walks the aspiring director through basic principles of group dynamics, active listening, open-ended questioning, brainstorming, and motivational leadership, supported by examples and case studies offered by current professional and academic directors. With a focus on preparing the student director for resume-building opportunities beyond the studio lab, Collaborative Stage Directing challenges readers with reflective activities, a series of guiding questions to apply to three short plays, and an extensive checklist to assist them with independent directing projects. As an easy-to-use resource, Collaborative Stage Directing works as a supplement to a classic directing text or as a stand-alone guide.
Author: Jean Burgess
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 05/30/2019
Pages: 136
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780367086190
ISBN10: 0367086190
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Theater | Direction & Production
About the Author
Jean Burgess, PhD is a theatre educator, director, and playwright who taught college-level theatre for over twenty years and has been directing for over forty years. She received an MA in Theatre from Northwestern University and a PhD in Educational Theatre from New York University.
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