Directing Your Heart Out - Tom Dugdale

Directing Your Heart Out

Essays for Authenticity, Engagement, and Care in Theatre

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
128 Seiten
2023
Methuen Drama (Verlag)
978-1-350-33906-4 (ISBN)
19,90 inkl. MwSt
A ground-floor guide to the practice and philosophy of directing that is open to all, including newcomers to the field.

Through a series of concise and engaging essays, Directing Your Heart Out will inspire the next generation of theatre directors by encouraging them to approach the craft through instinct, compassion and the uninhibited expression of their own voice and vision.

Each of the book's essays deals with a core principle of directing, such as strategies for directing text; facilitating productive discussion in rehearsals; absorbing criticism; and maintaining a positive work environment. Taken together, they serve as an effective introduction to the fundamentals of directing, or as provocative supplementary readings alongside traditional directing textbooks.

En route, it references:

> more than 20 directors and choreographers
> major contemporary ensembles such as The Wooster Group, SITI Company and Back to Back Theatre
> key terminology, such as objective, action, obstacle, realism and absurdism
> over 12 plays, including a close-reading of a scene from The Seagull

Encouraging an approach to directing that is grounded in self-empowerment and set out accessibly, this book opens up directing to the first-time director or student from a range of backgrounds, as well as the seasoned professional, who will benefit from the many revisionary, fresh perspectives.

Tom Dugdale is Assistant Professor of Theatre in the Department of Theatre, Film and Media Arts at Ohio State University, US, where he teaches directing, devising and acting. He has directed across the US and Europe, and his academic research interests include directing pedagogy, community-engaged practices and the intersection of theatre with health and science.

About the Author
Preface
Tears Don’t Lie
There is No Text
Talk is Cheap
Get Real
Directing Out of Town
The Element of Surprise
The Greatest Thing I've Ever Seen
We Will Engage
Work With What You Have
Appendix 1: Exercises
Appendix 2: Opening Scene of The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, translated by Marian Feld
Glossary

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10 1-350-33906-7 / 1350339067
ISBN-13 978-1-350-33906-4 / 9781350339064
Zustand Neuware
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