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Book SynopsisThis collection of interviews with twenty-six leaders of the stage explores their personal visions of the theater. By representing a wide range of disciplinesâdirectors, actors, playwrights, critics, and teachersâthe book allows for a variety of opinions and offers an examination of issues from every perspective.
Trade ReviewThe interviews in this book reveal both the strength and extraordinary mutability of theatre, as expressed by some of the most honored and well-regarded names of the stage....The book is worth reading by the people not only in theatre but also in arts, literature and music. * Educational Book Review *
Zeroing in as to what makes these theatrical personalities tick, readers will be captivated by the tidbits of information illustrating just how each contribute their distinct ideas and methods to theatrical production....fascinating... * Bookpleasures.com *
This collection of interviews addresses every aspect of stage performance and theater theory from the perspectives of actors, playwrights, directors, critics and teachers, whose approaches range from the traditional to the avant-garde. Capra, a playwright and theater critic, conducted the interviews from 1993 to 2000. Although many of the interviewees lament what they see as the decline of theater, their very participation in it portends a positive future. * Reference and Research Book News *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Notes on Awards Chapter 3 1. Sheridan Morley Chapter 4 2. Vjachelslav Dolgachev Chapter 5 3. Peter Hall Chapter 6 4. Nicholas Barter Chapter 7 5. Julie Harris Chapter 8 6. Adrian Noble Chapter 9 7. Uta Hagen Chapter 10 8. John Lahr Chapter 11 9. Michael Shurtleff Chapter 12 10. Alan Ayckbourn Chapter 13 11. Fred Silver Chapter 14 12. Harold Prince Chapter 15 13. Robert Brustein Chapter 16 14. Edward Albee Chapter 17 15. Zerka Moreno Chapter 18 16. Stephen Daldry Chapter 19 17. Quentin Crisp Chapter 20 18. Martin Sherman Chapter 21 19. Oskar Eustis Chapter 22 20. Hilary Strong Chapter 23 21. Ellen Stewart Chapter 24 22. Joseph Chaikin Chapter 25 23. Spalding Gray Chapter 26 24. Andrei Serban Chapter 27 25. Richard Foreman Chapter 28 26. Eddie Izzard Chapter 29 27. Karen Finley Chapter 30 Index Chapter 31 About the Author
