DRAM 1310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Declan Donnellan, Bertolt Brecht, Tony Kushner
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How much should impose on production and how much should emerge from collaboration. Process of director is more difficult than process of actors. The director works in partnership with playwright and the actors. Using or creating text to support their own visions. Director guides the work of a theatre collective. Elizabeth lecompte is a founding member and director of the wooster group, experimental theatre company. Adam rapp playwright believes his play is not finished until directed first play. To study the play and the historical context, possibly in collaboration with a dramturg. To develop a concept for the production in collaboration with the designer. To guide the work of the actors. Build the play"s rhythm in order to maximize audience involvement. To maintain an atmosphere that is conducive to the creative work of all involved. To guide the work of all participants to a timely and coherent. Choose plays connect with their understanding, plays that make sense to them.
