TY - BOOK AU - Mitchell,Katie TI - Directing for the stage: a practical guide SN - 041540438X AV - PN2053 .M55 2009 U1 - 792.0233 22 PY - 2007/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Theater KW - Production and direction KW - Théâtre KW - Production et mise en scène N1 - P.B; Preparing for rehearsals. Organising your early responses to the text ; Organising information about each scene ; Investigating the big ideas of the play ; Analysing the action of the play ; Deepening work on character ; Building relationship with your production team ; Selecting actors and testing starting points for rehearsals ; Preparing the rehearsal environment -- Rehearsals. The initial few days of rehearsal ; Building the world of the play ; Working on the scenes of the play -- Getting into the theatre and the public performances. Technical and dress rehearsals ; The public performances -- Context and sources. How I learnt the skills the book describes N2 - A step-by-step guide to directing for the stage. It provides assistance with various aspects of the varied challenges facing all theatre directors. It addresses topics such as: the ideas that underpin a play's text; preparing improvisations; twelve Golden Rules for working with actors; and, analysing your work after a run has ended ER -