Mis-Directing the Play: An Argument Against Contemporary Theatre

By Terry McCabe

Book Overview

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

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566633532
• ISBN13: 9781566633536
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.7" x 1.1" x 5.7"