How to direct Shakespeare / Adrian Noble.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Noble, Adrian, 1950- author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Dramatic production--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Shakespeare, William.

Theater--Production and direction.

Theater.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xiii, 230 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : The Arden Shakespeare, 2022.

Summary:

"You may be a student, or just starting out in the theatre profession, or an actor contemplating a switch to directing, or anyone dreaming of a life in the theatre. Know this: by developing and sharpening your skills on a Shakespeare text, you will be preparing yourself for your next production whatever or wherever that might be. Practical, inspirational and steeped in the wisdom and expertise of one of the great Shakespearean directors of our age, How to Direct Shakespeare guides you through each step of a production, from conception to final presentation to an audience. It includes close analysis of the text and provides strategies for focusing on the main action and structure; it considers dramatic energy and the world of the play, and illuminates these with examples drawn from a variety of Shakespeare's plays. It will assist you with creating your vision for the production as you collaborate with the design team, cast the play and work with actors in rehearsal. And it walks you through the encounter with the audience as you open your production. Drawing on examples from his work as artistic director of The Royal Shakespeare Company and subsequent directing work that has taken him all over the world, Noble shows how every production is shaped by a vision of the world - the interplay of the writer's vision and the director's interpretation of it. How to Direct Shakespeare will inspire and equip you as you develop your vision for your next production"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

You

Him

The director and the text

Awayday one; dramatic energy (how does he do it?)

Let's design it! The eye

Design (the ear)

Casting the play

Awayday two : Stanislavski and actioning

To cut or not to cut

The rehearsal plan

Rehearsing the play; the beginning

Awayday three : improvisation

Rehearsing the play : end of the beginning

Rehearsing the play : middle

Rehearsing the play : end

The "tech", "dress", previews and opening.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781350231245

135023124X

9781350231238

1350231231

OCLC:

1309291715

Publisher Number:

40031427989