Shepherd, Simon.

Direction / Simon Shepherd. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. - ix, 238 p. ; 24 cm. - Readings in theatre practice .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-229) and index.

Finding a name for it. Being a director. What is it directors do? -- Methods of direction -- An interview with Ralf Richardt Strøbech -- Histories. The beginning of directors, and their possible end: a brief history -- The pre-history of directing -- Christophe Alix: a brief history of the publicly-funded director in France -- How Shakespeare shaped directing -- Directors as authors. Authoring authority -- James Reynolds: Robert Lepage and authorial process -- An interview with Michael Grandage -- The art of organisation.

9780230276222 (pbk.)

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Theater--Production and direction.

PN2053 / .S42 2013

792.0233 / SHE