Directing Shakespeare in America : historical perspectives / Charles Ney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ney, Charles (Drama professor), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Works.

Shakespeare, William.

Drama--Production and direction.

Drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : The Arden Shakespeare, 2018.

Summary:

"This unique and comprehensive study reviews the practice of leading American directors of Shakespeare from the late nineteenth to the end of the twentieth century. Charles Ney examines rehearsal and production records, as well as evidence from diaries, letters, autobiographies, reviews and photographs to consider each director's point of view when approaching Shakespeare and the differing directorial tools and techniques employed in significant productions in their careers. Directors covered include Augustin Daly, David Belasco, Arthur Hopkins, Orson Welles, Margaret Webster, B. Iden Payne, Angus Bowmer, Craig Noel, Jack O'Brien, Tyronne Guthrie, John Houseman, Allen Fletcher, Michael Kahn, Gerald Freedman, Joseph Papp, Stuart Vaughan, A. J. Antoon, JoAnne Akalaitis, Paul Barry, Tina Packer, Barbara Gaines, William Ball, Liviu Ciulei, Garland Wright, Mark Lamos, Ellis Rabb and Julie Taymor. Directing Shakespeare in America: Historical Perspectives offers readers an understanding of the context from which contemporary practitioners operate, the aesthetic philosophies to which they subscribe and a description of their rehearsal methods."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 First American Directors, 1870s-1940s

2 B. Iden Payne, Angus Bowmer and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1930s-1990s

3 Craig Noel, Jack O'Brien and The Old Globe: 1930s-1990s; Tyrone Guthrie's Influence: 1950s-1970s

4 American Shakespeare Festival Theatre: 1950s-1980s

5 New York Shakespeare Festival/The Public Theater: 1950s-1990s

6 Shakespeare Festival Directors and Theatres: 1950s-1990s

7 New York City and Regional Theatre Directors: 1950s-1990s

Conclusion

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-238) and index.

ISBN:

9781474289726

147428972X

9781474289719

1474289711

9781474289702

1474289703

OCLC:

1059124757