A Sense of Direction: Some Observations on the Art of Directing
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (644 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0896760820 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 180 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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s Arena Stage; San Diego s Old Globe Theatre; and staged several New York City Opera productions. In the same year, Carnegie Mellon University presented him with an honorary degree as Doctor of Fine Arts. He subsequently directed at Houston s Alley Theatre; San Francisco s Actor s Workshop; Washington, D.C. William Ball (1931-1991) founded San Francisco s renowned American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in 1965 and was its general director for many years. He made his New York directorial debu
Mr. See said Changed my teaching entirely.. I've been teaching a drama class in a middle school for several years now. We've been doing Shakespeare plays for the last 5 years. Mr. Ball's book helped enlighten me in how to approach my student actors in an extremely positive way. It changed everything we do for the better.As a result, students are freer to explore their characters without being afraid of whether they're right or wrong (and I'm more inclined to lay the heck off . Hippie tone, but Strongly helpful book J.M.W. I purchased this book as a requirement for a theatre class, and was -at first-a bit put off by the approach. I jokingly told my professor that the author obviously drank the "hippie-Koolaid." Lots of stuff about "[sharing your inner truth and light]", etc. :)That being said, this book is really outstanding. There is a lot of extremely practical, solid advice in there to benefit anyone learning about directing or hoping to direct a p. Detra R. Payne said This book was recommended to me by one of my mentors who is. This book was recommended to me by one of my mentors who is a fantastic director. This is a really great book for anyone new to directing stage plays or is already a director of the stage. Very clear, concise and helpful. A fantastic guide, very interesting and easy to read, it's so interesting you'll want to read the entire book in one sitting. Prepare to highlight and mark on all the pages as you learn great bits of information.
Speaking as a director s director, Ball offers a candid, personal account of his method of working including the choice of a play s essential elements, preproduction homework, casting, and rehearsal techniques. A Sense of Direction represents a life s work at the art and craft of directing. Throughout, his discovering and insights guide the director in building the world of the play and bringing it to life.. Founder and long-time general director of the acclaimed American Conservatory Theatre, Bill Ball engages his audience in a wide-ranging discussion of the director s process from first reading through opening night
In 1964 he directed Tartuffe and Homage to Shakespeare at Lincoln Center and then traveled to London to recreate his staging of Six Characters.Ball has been the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship, a Ford Foundation directorial grant, and an NBC RCA director s fellowship. After directing at Canada s Stratford Festival, Ball returned to New York to write the libretto, with composer Lee Hoiby for an opera, Natalya Petrovna, based on A Month in the Country. He subsequently directed at Houston s Alley Theatre; San Francisco