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If theatre were a religion, explains David Mamet in his opening chapter, ''many of the observations and suggestions in this book might be heretical''. As always, Mamet delivers on his promise: in Theatre, the acclaimed author of Glengarry Glen Ross and Speed the Plow, calls for nothing less than the death of the director and the end of acting theory. For Mamet, actors are either good or they are non-actors, and good actors generally work best without the interference of a director, however well-intentioned. Issue plays, political correctness, method actors, impossible directions, Stanislavksy, and elitists all fall under Mamet''s critical gaze. To students, teacher, and directors, who crave a blast of fresh air in a world that can be insular and fearful of change, Theatre throws down a gauntlet that challenges everyone to do better, including Mamet himself.

From iconic and idiosyncratic director and playwright David Mamet, a mischievous manifesto d

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 15 April 2010
      ISBN-13 9780571255245
      978-0571255245
      ISBN-10 0571255248

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      If theatre were a religion, explains David Mamet in his opening chapter, ''many of the observations and suggestions in this book might be heretical''. As always, Mamet delivers on his promise: in Theatre, the acclaimed author of Glengarry Glen Ross and Speed the Plow, calls for nothing less than the death of the director and the end of acting theory. For Mamet, actors are either good or they are non-actors, and good actors generally work best without the interference of a director, however well-intentioned. Issue plays, political correctness, method actors, impossible directions, Stanislavksy, and elitists all fall under Mamet''s critical gaze. To students, teacher, and directors, who crave a blast of fresh air in a world that can be insular and fearful of change, Theatre throws down a gauntlet that challenges everyone to do better, including Mamet himself.

      From iconic and idiosyncratic director and playwright David Mamet, a mischievous manifesto d

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