The Director as Collaborator - 9781138101425

Name: The Director as Collaborator - 9781138101425
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Director as CollaboratorAuthor(s): Robert Knopf\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138101425, 978-1138101425\nSynopsis\nThe Director as Collaborator teaches essential directing skills while emphasizing how directors and theater productions benefit from collaboration. Good collaboration occurs when the director shares responsibility for the artistic creation with the entire production team, including actors, designers, stage managers, and technical staff. Leadership does not preclude collaboration; in theater, these concepts can and should be complementary. Students will develop their abilities by directing short scenes and plays and by participating in group exercises.\n\nNew to the second edition:\n\nupdated interviews, exercises, forms, and appendices \n\nnew chapter on technology including digital research, previsualization and drafting programs, and web-sharing sites \n\nnew chapter on devised and ensemble-n