Collaborative Stage Directing: A Guide to Creating and Managing a Positive Theatre Environment - Hardcover

Burgess, Jean M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0367086182 ISBN 13: 9780367086183

Publisher: Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

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.

About this title

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367086182
• ISBN 13: 9780367086183
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 136