Mis-Directing the Play
An Argument Against Contemporary Theatre
Terry McCabe, himself an accomplished stage director and teacher of theatre arts, here attacks what he calls the growing decadence that plagues contemporary stage directing. He argues for a radical reorganization of the director's view of his role. It has become an article of faith in the theatre, Mr. McCabe observes, that a play is about what the director chooses to have it be about. But what right does a director have to treat a play as a found object, to be reshaped to express the director's concerns? None whatsoever, Mr. McCabe replies. He examines anecdotally a range of work by different directors by way of offering a substantial critiqu…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-56663-799-2
- EAN: 9781566637992
- Produktnummer: 4598045
- Verlag: Ivan R. Dee
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 134 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D0.7 cm 206 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 206
Über den Autor
Terry McCabe has directed plays professionally in the Chicago area for more than twenty years, winning two Jefferson citations and a Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh International Arts Festival. He studied theatre at Indiana and Northwestern universities and now teaches directing and other theatre classes at Columbia College in Chicago. He lives in Evanston, Illinois.
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