Cohen Working Together in Theatre

Collaboration and Leadership
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-137-29451-7
Verlag: Macmillan Education
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Ebook (PDF)

Robert Cohen draws on fifty years of acting, directing and teaching experience in order to illustrate how the world's great theatre artists combine collaboration with leadership at all levels, from a production's conception to its final performance. This book challenges the notion that creating brilliant theatrical productions requires tyrannical directors or temperamental designers. Viewing the theatrical production process from the perspectives of the producer, director, playwright, actor, designer, stage manager, dramaturg and crew person, Cohen provides the techniques, exercises and language that promote successful collaborative skills in the theatre. Collaboration is vital to successful theatre making and Working Together in Theatre is the first book to show how leadership and collaboration can be combined to make every theatrical production far greater than the sum of its many parts.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cohen, Robert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONEIntroduction: Family Theatres/Theatre FamiliesCollaboration and Leadership Ensemble and HierarchyPART TWO The Preparation StageThe Planning Stage The Production Stage The Presenting Stage PART THREE Tones of Communications Appendices Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

ROBERT COHEN is the Founding Chair of the Drama Department at the University of California, USA, where he now serves as Claire Trevor Professor of Drama. He is also a longtime professional theatre director, playwright and drama critic. He is author of the defining text Acting Power, and many other theatre books including Acting One, Advanced Acting, Acting in Shakespeare and Creative Play Direction. He has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education.