The directors lab : techniques, methods, and conversations about all things theatre / edited by Evan Tsitsias ; [Foreword by Anne Cattaneo].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tsitsias, Evan, editor.

Cattaneo, Anne, 1949- writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Production and direction--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Theater.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 422 pages) : illustrations (some colour), portrait

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Techniques, methods, and conversations about all things theatre

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : Playwrights Canada Press, 2019.

Summary:

"After spending ten years in international Directors Lab programs--first in New York and Chicago, then co-founding Directors Lab North in Toronto--Evan Tsitsias has amassed an extensive amount of advice, examples, and notes that prove essential reading for theatre creators and artists across disciplines. Combined with master classes and interviews with established, emerging, and mid-career directors, this manual is an artistic, logistic, and pedagogical exploration into the mechanics of theatre creation through the lens of a director. With so much useful material, readers become honorary "labbies," ready to leave their own mark on the theatrical landscape. The book includes a foreword by Anne Cattaneo and writing and interviews from Peter Hinton, Akram Khan, Daniel MacIvor, Morris Panych, Andrea Romaldi, Kat Sandler, Judith Thompson, Vincent de Tourdonnet, and many more."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / Anne Cattaneo

The Lab

Opening Remarks / Evan Tsitsias

Breakout Session: Three Vital Questions for a Director

Master Class

Heightened Language and the Art of Listening: Director as Guide Jeannette Lambermont-Morey

Breakout Session: To Table Work or Not to Table Work

In Conversation with Directors

The Art of Adaptation: Peter Hinton Interviewed by Elif Işıközlü

Yvette Nolan Interviewed by Nancy McAlear

Akram Khan Interviewed by Elif Işıközlü

Master Class: Dramaturgy and New Play Development / Andrea Romaldi

Breakout Session: How to Speak to Actors

In Conversation with Playwright-Directors

Daniel MacIvor Interviewed by Briana Brown

Judith Thompson and Kat Sandler Interviewed by Richard Beaune

The Rules of the Game/Breaking the Rules: Morris Panych and Ken MacDonald Interviewed by Heather Cant

Brad Fraser Interviewed by Peter Pasyk

Master Class: Retreating to/Re-treating from "Irreconcilable Space": Canadian Theatre Workers and the Project of Conciliation / Jill Carter

Breakout Session

A Lesson in Creative Disruption: A Note for Directors from a BIPOC Creator / Joseph Recinos

In Conversation with Artistic Directors

Curating Festivals: Josephine Ridge and Naomi Campbell Interviewed by Allegra Fulton and Heather Cant

Richard Rose Interviewed by Allegra Fulton

Collaborating and Co-directing from the World Wide Lab

Great Things Happen When You Least Expect / Chang Nai Wen

The Pedagogy of Co-directing: Training the Next Generation of Theatre Directors Using the World Wide Lab (WWL) Model / Annie G. Levy

In Conversation with Musical Theatre Directors

The Revolution of Musical Theatre: Vincent de Tourdonnet Interviewed by Shelly Meichenbaum and Tracy Michailidis

The Manual

1. Inspiration

2. Entrance to the Piece

3. Hiring Your Team: From the Designer's Perspective with Adam Spencer

4. Prep Work

5. After You've Hired/Assembled the Team

6. Casting

7. First Day of Rehearsal

8. Building an Ensemble: From the Designer's Perspective

9. Getting the Cast on Its Feet

10. Scene Work

11. Monologues

12. Rehearsals: Into the Darkness/Technical Rehearsals-From the Designer's Perspective

13. Technical Rehearsals

14. Previews

15. Opening Night

16. After the Storm

17. Keeping Yourself Inspired: From the Movement-Based Director's Perspective with Allyson McMackon

Closing Remarks

Thank-yous

About the Contributors

About the Editor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 24, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Directors lab.

ISBN:

9780369100528

0-3691-0052-2

9780369100535

0369100530

9780369100542

0369100549

OCLC:

1120103353