The Director's Vision: Play Direction from Analysis to Production
by Catron, Louis E.Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1989-02-23
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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Summary
This dynamic, practical text focuses equally on the arts of interpretation and problem-solving. The author leads students through short, lucid chapters to develop an organized, step-by-step methodology from play analysis through casting, rehearsal, and performance.
Table of Contents
PART I. INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS 1. Developing Your Directorial Vision 2. The Director’s Functions and Responsibilities PART II. PLAY ANALYSIS 3. Introduction to Play Analysis 4. Plot: How a Play Is Constructed 5. Character: The People of the Play 6. Thought: The Meaning of the Play 7. Diction: The Language of the Play 8. Music: The Sounds of a Play 9. Spectacle: The Visual Aspects of Production PART III. PREPARING FOR PRODUCTION 10. The Prompt Book 11. Auditions 12. Casting 13. Planning the Rehearsal Schedule PART IV. REHEARSING THE PRODUCTION 14. Working with Actors, Part One: Guidelines for Rehearsals 15. Working with Actors, Part Two: Developing Character 16. The Floor Plan 17. Blocking the Play, Part One: Principles 18. Blocking, Part Two: Techniques 19. Rhythm, Tempo, and Pace 20. Working with Actors, Part Three: Problem-Solving
2. The Director’s Functions and Responsibilities PART II. PLAY ANALYSIS 3. Introduction to Play Analysis 4. Plot: How a Play Is Constructed 5. Character: The People of the Play 6. Thought: The Meaning of the Play 7. Diction: The Language of the Play 8. Music: The Sounds of a Play 9. Spectacle: The Visual Aspects of Production PART III. PREPARING FOR PRODUCTION 10. The Prompt Book 11. Auditions 12. Casting 13. Planning the Rehearsal Schedule PART IV. REHEARSING THE PRODUCTION 14. Working with Actors, Part One: Guidelines for Rehearsals 15. Working with Actors, Part Two: Developing Character 16. The Floor Plan 17. Blocking the Play, Part One: Principles 18. Blocking, Part Two: Techniques 19. Rhythm, Tempo, and Pace 20. Working with Actors, Part Three: Problem-Solving
3. Introduction to Play Analysis 4. Plot: How a Play Is Constructed 5. Character: The People of the Play 6. Thought: The Meaning of the Play 7. Diction: The Language of the Play 8. Music: The Sounds of a Play 9. Spectacle: The Visual Aspects of Production PART III. PREPARING FOR PRODUCTION 10. The Prompt Book 11. Auditions 12. Casting 13. Planning the Rehearsal Schedule PART IV. REHEARSING THE PRODUCTION 14. Working with Actors, Part One: Guidelines for Rehearsals 15. Working with Actors, Part Two: Developing Character 16. The Floor Plan 17. Blocking the Play, Part One: Principles 18. Blocking, Part Two: Techniques 19. Rhythm, Tempo, and Pace 20. Working with Actors, Part Three: Problem-Solving
5. Character: The People of the Play 6. Thought: The Meaning of the Play 7. Diction: The Language of the Play 8. Music: The Sounds of a Play 9. Spectacle: The Visual Aspects of Production PART III. PREPARING FOR PRODUCTION 10. The Prompt Book 11. Auditions 12. Casting 13. Planning the Rehearsal Schedule PART IV. REHEARSING THE PRODUCTION 14. Working with Actors, Part One: Guidelines for Rehearsals 15. Working with Actors, Part Two: Developing Character 16. The Floor Plan 17. Blocking the Play, Part One: Principles 18. Blocking, Part Two: Techniques 19. Rhythm, Tempo, and Pace 20. Working with Actors, Part Three: Problem-Solving
7. Diction: The Language of the Play 8. Music: The Sounds of a Play 9. Spectacle: The Visual Aspects of Production PART III. PREPARING FOR PRODUCTION 10. The Prompt Book 11. Auditions 12. Casting 13. Planning the Rehearsal Schedule PART IV. REHEARSING THE PRODUCTION 14. Working with Actors, Part One: Guidelines for Rehearsals 15. Working with Actors, Part Two: Developing Character 16. The Floor Plan 17. Blocking the Play, Part One: Principles 18. Blocking, Part Two: Techniques 19. Rhythm, Tempo, and Pace 20. Working with Actors, Part Three: Problem-Solving
9. Spectacle: The Visual Aspects of Production PART III. PREPARING FOR PRODUCTION 10. The Prompt Book 11. Auditions 12. Casting 13. Planning the Rehearsal Schedule PART IV. REHEARSING THE PRODUCTION 14. Working with Actors, Part One: Guidelines for Rehearsals 15. Working with Actors, Part Two: Developing Character 16. The Floor Plan 17. Blocking the Play, Part One: Principles 18. Blocking, Part Two: Techniques 19. Rhythm, Tempo, and Pace 20. Working with Actors, Part Three: Problem-Solving
10. The Prompt Book 11. Auditions 12. Casting 13. Planning the Rehearsal Schedule PART IV. REHEARSING THE PRODUCTION 14. Working with Actors, Part One: Guidelines for Rehearsals 15. Working with Actors, Part Two: Developing Character 16. The Floor Plan 17. Blocking the Play, Part One: Principles 18. Blocking, Part Two: Techniques 19. Rhythm, Tempo, and Pace 20. Working with Actors, Part Three: Problem-Solving
12. Casting 13. Planning the Rehearsal Schedule PART IV. REHEARSING THE PRODUCTION 14. Working with Actors, Part One: Guidelines for Rehearsals 15. Working with Actors, Part Two: Developing Character 16. The Floor Plan 17. Blocking the Play, Part One: Principles 18. Blocking, Part Two: Techniques 19. Rhythm, Tempo, and Pace 20. Working with Actors, Part Three: Problem-Solving
PART IV. REHEARSING THE PRODUCTION 14. Working with Actors, Part One: Guidelines for Rehearsals 15. Working with Actors, Part Two: Developing Character 16. The Floor Plan 17. Blocking the Play, Part One: Principles 18. Blocking, Part Two: Techniques 19. Rhythm, Tempo, and Pace 20. Working with Actors, Part Three: Problem-Solving
15. Working with Actors, Part Two: Developing Character 16. The Floor Plan 17. Blocking the Play, Part One: Principles 18. Blocking, Part Two: Techniques 19. Rhythm, Tempo, and Pace 20. Working with Actors, Part Three: Problem-Solving
17. Blocking the Play, Part One: Principles 18. Blocking, Part Two: Techniques 19. Rhythm, Tempo, and Pace 20. Working with Actors, Part Three: Problem-Solving
19. Rhythm, Tempo, and Pace 20. Working with Actors, Part Three: Problem-Solving
Appendix A: Royalties, Permissions, and Play Publisher–Leasing Agents Appendix B: Names, Addresses, and Descriptions of Play Publisher-Leasing Agents Appendix C: Glossary
Appendix C: Glossary
Selected Bibliography Index
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