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On Directing
On Directing
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Author: Harold Clurman Publisher: Touchstone Books Format: Softcover # of Pages: 308 Pub. Date: 1997 ISBN-10: 0684826224 ISBN-13: 9780684826226
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About the Book:
In this classic guide to directing, you are taken logically from
the initial choice of play right through every aspect of its
production to performances and beyond.
Harold Clurman has been called the most influential figure
in the history of the American theatre. He directed more than 40
plays in his career and, during the 1950s, was nominated for a Tony
Award as director for several productions. In On Directing, he
presents his own directing notes for ten of his best-known
productions and describes the pleasures and perils of working with
such celebrated playwrights and actors as Marlon Brando,
Arthur Miller, Julie Harris, and Lillian Hellman.
What people say:
"One of the most respected American directors (and Kazan's mentor) expounds on the craft and his practice of it. Includes helpful and articulate discussions of what is variously known as a play's 'spine,' 'through-action,' 'super problem,' or 'main action' – an understanding of which is central to any director's authority and responsibility." — Frank Hauser, legendary theatre director
"... the most influential book
on directing ever written." — Elia Kazan
"A straightforward, tasteful
and accurate account of what it is to bring a play to palpitating
life upon a stage." — The New York Times Book Review
"A treasure-house of insight …
still more important, a far-reaching discussion … shrewd, humane,
and rich." — Irving Howe
"A valuable stimulus to anyone
involved in the arts." — Aaron Copland
"[Clurman's] advice is
incomparably well worth taking …. Not only would-be directors but
everyone else who intends to establish professional connections with
the theatre will do well to read this book." — The
New Yorker
About the Author:
Harold Clurman (1901 – 1980) was a visionary American
theatre director and drama critic, "one of the most influential
in the United States". He studied directing at the American
Laboratory Theater in New York. His life in the theatre extended from
acting with the Theatre Guild in the 1920s, through his creation and
direction of New York City's Group Theatre in the 1930s, to a
distinguished post-war career as free-lance director, highly
respected theatre critic – first for the New Republic
(1948–52), then for The Nation (1953–1980) – and
also theatre historian and university teacher. |
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