#1
Posted: 8/7/16 at 11:18am
Any books you would recommend on the craft of theatre directing?
Favourite books on directing?
#2
Posted: 8/7/16 at 11:55am
Harold Clurman's On Directing is pretty much the gold standard.
#3
Posted: 8/7/16 at 1:47pm
^Yes, this is excellent. I also really like:
A Sense of Direction: Some Observations on the Art of Directing
by William Ball
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#4
Posted: 8/7/16 at 2:45pm
A Director Prepares by Anne Bogart - great theoretical book on directing and storytelling
The Empty Space by Peter Brook - great theoretical book on theatre itself. Deeply inspiring.
The Collaborative Habit by Twyla Tharp - the 2nd in a series, after The Creative Habit, which is also a great book on building a technique to find inspiration and prepare work. The Collaborative Habitis filled with specific, hard-won advice on collaborating wtih a variety of roles and institutions.
Conversations with Anne by Anne Bogart - interviewing dozens of successful director with differing aesthetics
#5
Posted: 8/7/16 at 10:35pm
In addition to the books by Clurman and William Ball, I recommend:
Thinking Like A Director A Practical Handbook by Michael Bloom
The Director's Companion by Mel Shapiro
Creating Life On Stage A Director's Approach to Working with Actors by Marshall W. Mason
It's not about the craft of directing, but Backwards & Forwards A Technical Manual for Reading Plays by David Ball is very good.
#6
Posted: 8/8/16 at 1:51am
Scott Miller's books (From Assassins to West Side Story, Deconstructing Harold Hill, & a few others) are great for the specific shows they cover - about 10-12 shows per book
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