The director as artist: play direction today
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1987
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| Physical Description: | XIX, 347 S. Ill. |
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| adam_text | THE DIRECTOR AS ARTIST
Play Direction Today
R H O Neill
Loyola University, New Orleans
and
i M Borelz
HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
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Contents
Preface v
Table of Problem/Solutions xv
Chapter I
The Director as Stager
Understanding Staging
Techniques 1
Evolution of Staging Techniques and
Directing 1
Composition and Picturization 2
Principles of Stage Composition 4
Types of Stages 4
Emphasis 6
Ways of Achieving Emphasis 9
Focus 27
Aesthetic Elements 32
Techniques of Picturization 40
Classification of Scenes 40
Reading and Doing a Groundplan 43
Movement 49
Shorthand Movement Terms 51
Tempo and Rhythm 55
Stage Business 57
Blocking 57
Special Blocking Problems 64
The Prompt Book and Scene Breakdown 69
Final Projects 73
Chapter 2
The Director as Critic
Choosing a Script 74
Personal Evaluation 75
Literary Evaluation 77
Plot 77
Character 79
Thought (Idea) 81
Diction 83
Music and Spectacle 86
Genre 88
Historical Evaluation 92
Practical Evaluation 93
Time and Place 93
Company 93
Budget 94
Final Projects 94
Chapter 3
The Director as Analyst
Examining the Text 97
Get the Key to the Author 98
Read the Other Works 98
Study the History of the Period 99
Identify the Notes in Each Play 101
Action 101
Characters 103
Class Struggle 105
Place 108
Theme 110
Conclusion 114
Final Projects 114
Guidelines for Play Analysis for a Production
Book 115
Guidelines for Preparing a Scene Analysis for
a Production Book 116
xii Contents
Chapter 4
The Director as Interpreter
Breaking Down the Script 117
The Scene-by-Scene Production Plan 118
Gestation Period: Rereading the Script 122
Researching the Script 122
Editing, Revising, Rewriting 123
Functional Analysis 124
Informational Impact 124
Emotional Impact 125
Spine Analysis 126
Character Analysis 126
Scene Breakdown: Rundown Sheet 127
Spine of a Scene 132
Scenic Movement 133
Beat Analysis 143
Conclusion 145
Final Projects 145
Chapter 5
The Director as Historian
Researching Period and
Place 147
Creativity, Originality, and Research 147
The Period Play L48
Research Chart 150
Methods of Research: Period Plays 152
Books and Journals 156
Museums 157
Music 158
Movies 1 59
Designing the Production 162
Final Projects 162
Chapter 6
The Director as Designer
Working with Stage Design 163
The Role Design Plays in Production 163
Visualizing the Script 165
Scenographers, Designers, and
Technicians 169
Designing the Production 174
The Designer/Director Relationship 174
Narratives for Designers 177
Staging: Groundplans and Technical
Plots 178
Reading and Planning Designs 183
Workshop Productions 186
Designing with Sound 188
Final Projects 189
Chapter 7
The Director as Actor
Understanding the Acting
Process 191
Helping the Actor 192
Conflict: The Central Ingredient 194
The Four Basic Ingredients of Conflict 194
Conflict in the Monologue 200
Internalizing and Externalizing 202
Conflict and the Structured
Improvisation 204
The Actor s Homework on Conflict 205
The Function of a Score and a Histoiy 210
Finding the Score in Rehearsal 210
The Score!Prompt Book 212
Final Projects 213
Chapter 8
The Director as Coach
Sharpening the Actor s
Technique 214
Action: What Is the Character
Doing? 214
Relaxation and Physical Action 215
Physical Action and the Text 216
Character Action: How the Action Is
Performed 218_
Relationships: Who Is Influencing the
Character Action? 223
Place: What Is Influencing the Character
Action? 226
Contents xiii
Objective: What Does the Character
Want? 228
Obstacle: What Is in the Way of the
Action? 231
Identifying Obstacles 231
Rehearsal Techniques for Opposing
Objectives 232
Inner Images: What Is Grounding the
Character Action? 233
Verbal Life and Inner Images 234
Rehearsal Techniques for Maximizing Inner
Images 235
State of Mind Generates Inner Images 236
Importance of Moment-to-Moment
Work 237
Critiquing Actors • 239
Final Projects 241
Chapter 9
The Director as Manager
Coordinating the Ensemble 243
The Qualities of a Good Manager 244
Enthusiasm 244
High Standards 246
Effective Communication 246
Discipline 246
Initial Conferences and Ongoing
Meetings 247
Auditions/Casting/Rehearsal
Schedules 248
Tryout Procedures 248
Open versus Closed Auditions 251
Casting Traps 253
Avoiding Miscasting 258
Scheduling Quality Rehearsals 258
Types of Rehearsal Schedules 259
First Rehearsals 260
Reblocking 262
Line Memorization 263
Taking Notes 263
Main Rehearsals 264
Middle Slump 264
Difficult Sequences 265
Traps Midway through Rehearsals 267
Technical Rehearsals 269
Final Rehearsals and the Run 271
Dress Rehearsals 271
Opening Night 272
Running the Show 273
Special Problems: Directing the
Musical 274
Staffing for a Musical 274
Budget for a Musical 275
Rehearsal Considerations 275
Final Projects 276
Chapter 10
The Director as Audience
Evaluating the Production
Objectively 278
A Brief History of the Audience 279
Objectifying Your Response 281
Emotional Goals: Responding to the
Text 283
Reaction to the Theater Space 284
The Danger of Self Involvement 287
The Objective Audience 288
Reading the Audience 289
The Director as Audience: From Entrance
to Exit 291
Conclusion 292
Final Projects 294
Chapter 11
The Director as
Administrator
Organizing the Production 29S
Theater Organization 296
Creating an Organization 299
Working with an Existing
Organization 299
Pre-Production Planning 300
Assessing the Budget 300
Formal and Informal Contracts 302
xiv Contents
Staff 304
Time Constraints 307
Publicity 308
Free Advertising 309
Paid Advertising 312
Public Relations/Socializing 312
Conclusion 313
Final Projects 313
Glossary 315
Bibliography 327
Index 337
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