Working Together in Theatre

Robert Cohen, Founding Chair and Professor Emeritus of Drama of the Drama Department at the University of California, Irvine, USA, is a renowned theatre director, playwright, and critic. He authored notable theater books such as Acting Power, Acting One, Advanced Acting, Acting With Shakespeare, and Creative Play Direction, and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. Joel Veenstra, current Chair of the Drama Department at the University of California, Irvine, USA, specializes in stage management, improvisation, and collaborative production. He served as the Western Regional Director of the Stage Management Association, the national professional organization for stage managers. Veenstra, an active figure in improvisation, co-directs the Global Improvisation Initiative and has served on the Applied Improvisation Network's international board. He was honored with the 2023 Oscar Brockett Outstanding Teacher Award by the Association for Theatre in Higher Education.

Preface / Introduction
PART ONE: The Concepts
1. Our Theatre Family
2. What Makes Us Unique
3. Two Sides of the Same Collaborative Sphere
4. Building Blocks of Successful Collaboration
PART TWO: The Process
5. The Preparation Stage
6. The Planning Stage
7. The Production Stage
8. The Presenting Stage
PART THREE: The Conclusion
9. Our Conclusions

Appendices & Sources
A. Appendix A: Additional Thoughts
B. Appendix B: Endnotes
C. Appendix C: Works Cited and Consulted
D. Appendix D: Index