The Director's Eye: A Comprehensive Textbook for Directors and Actors - Ahart, John

Can a theatre class textbook be both inspirational and informative?. This holistic book on directing and acting does it all. Students will keep it as a lifelong career reference on how to make things work. Can a theatre class textbook be both inspirational and informative? Yes! This holistic book on directing and acting does it all. Students will keep it as a lifelong career reference on how to make things work. Written subjectively, its based on nearly a half-century of teaching and directing. A text that compels involvement in all layers of creating memorable theatre. Thirty-five chapters in seven sections with assignments and convenient section summaries make a complete semester course. This text is far more than how-to; its a narrative about artistic discovery. Experientially it reveals how to jolt lagging imaginations into an ensemble of lively and involved performers. Adaptable for use by student directors and actors from secondary to graduate level. Recommended by leading theatre educators as the text theyve been waiting for...