Mis-directing the Play: An Argument Against Contemporary Theatre (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781566637992)

Arguing for a radical reorganization of the stage director's view of his role, Terry McCabe challenges the notion that a play is the director's vehicle for self-expression. The idea of the director as centerpiece of the theatre, he declares, distorts plays and oppresses the actors. Mr. McCabe explores what it means to direct a play when directing is properly understood as a process of self-effacement and faithfulness to the playwright's vision. "An eminently sensible polemic delivered with cogent examples and equally cogent arguments."-Nicholas Rudall. "A call to responsibility and-dare I say it?-adulthood. It is also the fuel for what could be some constructive arguments among colleagues."-Jeffrey Sweet.

Author: Terry McCabe
ISBN-10: 1566637996
ISBN-13: 9781566637992
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Language: English
Published: 12/16/2008
Pages: 1
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d