Collaborative Stage Directing A Guide To Creating And Managing A Positive Theatre Environment | Theatre And Performance

Collaborative Stage Directing: A Guide to Creating and Managing a Positive Theatre Environment focuses on the director's collaboration with actors and the creative team and the importance of communication and leadership skills to create and manage a healthy working environment. Speaking directly to the student this compact resource walks the aspiring director through basic principles of group dynamics active listening open-ended questioning brainstorming and motivational leadership supported by examples and case studies offered by current professional and academic directors. With a focus on preparing the student director for resume-building opportunities beyond the studio lab Collaborative Stage Directing challenges readers with reflective activities a series of guiding questions to apply to three short plays and an extensive checklist to assist them with independent directing projects. As an easy-to-use resource Collaborative Stage Directing works as a supplement to a classic directing text or as a stand-alone guide. |Collaborative Stage Directing A Guide to Creating and Managing a Positive Theatre Environment | Theatre and Performance