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Zusatztext Charles Ney provides an invaluable service distilling more than a century of stage practice into a compelling narrative that reminds us from whence we come - a must-read for any practitioner of Shakespeare the world over. Informationen zum Autor Charles Ney is a professor and Head of Directing in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Texas State University, USA. He has been artistic director at Manhattan Clearing House Contemporary Performing Arts Center, Idaho Repertory Theatre and Mary Moody Northen Theatre. Other directing credits include New York City's Working Man's Clothes Theatre, the Kennedy Center, Illinois Shakespeare Festival and Texas Shakespeare Festival. Klappentext This unique and comprehensive study reviews the practice of leading American directors of Shakespeare from the late 19th to the end of the 20th century. Charles Ney examines rehearsal and production records, as well as evidence from diaries, letters, autobiographies, reviews and photographs to consider each director's point of view when approaching Shakespeare and the differing directorial tools and techniques employed in significant productions in their careers. Directors covered include Augustin Daly, David Belasco, Arthur Hopkins, Orson Welles, Margaret Webster, B. Iden Payne, Angus Bowmer, Craig Noel, Jack O'Brien, Tyronne Guthrie, John Houseman, Allen Fletcher, Michael Kahn, Gerald Freedman, Joseph Papp, Stuart Vaughan, A. J. Antoon, JoAnne Akalaitis, Paul Barry, Tina Packer, Barbara Gaines, William Ball, Liviu Ciulei, Garland Wright, Mark Lamos, Ellis Rabb and Julie Taymor. Directing Shakespeare in America: Historical Perspectives offers readers an understanding of the context from which contemporary practitioners operate, the aesthetic philosophies to which they subscribe and a description of their rehearsal methods.Examines the work of American directors of Shakespeare and discusses the directorial craft of prominent practitioners from Augustin Daly’s time through the end of the 20th century. Zusammenfassung This unique and comprehensive study reviews the practice of leading American directors of Shakespeare from the late 19th to the end of the 20th century. Charles Ney examines rehearsal and production records, as well as evidence from diaries, letters, autobiographies, reviews and photographs to consider each director’s point of view when approaching Shakespeare and the differing directorial tools and techniques employed in significant productions in their careers. Directors covered include Augustin Daly, David Belasco, Arthur Hopkins, Orson Welles, Margaret Webster, B. Iden Payne, Angus Bowmer, Craig Noel, Jack O’Brien, Tyronne Guthrie, John Houseman, Allen Fletcher, Michael Kahn, Gerald Freedman, Joseph Papp, Stuart Vaughan, A. J. Antoon, JoAnne Akalaitis, Paul Barry, Tina Packer, Barbara Gaines, William Ball, Liviu Ciulei, Garland Wright, Mark Lamos, Ellis Rabb and Julie Taymor. Directing Shakespeare in America: Historical Perspectives offers readers an understanding of the context from which contemporary practitioners operate, the aesthetic philosophies to which they subscribe and a description of their rehearsal methods. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1 First American Directors, 1870s-1940s 2 B. Iden Payne, Angus Bowmer and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1930s-1990s 3 Craig Noel, Jack O'Brien and The Old Globe: 1930s-1990s; Tyrone Guthrie's Influence: 1950s-1970s 4 American Shakespeare Festival Theatre: 1950s-1980s 5 New York Shakespeare Festival/The Public Theater: 1950s-1990s 6 Shakespeare Festival Directors and Theatres: 1950s-1990s 7 New York City and Regional Theatre Directors: 1950s-1990s Conclusion References Index ...
