The pursuit of excellence in theatre is well served by the latest edition of this eminently readable text by two directors with wide-ranging experience. In an engaging; conversational manner; the authors deftly combine a focus on artistic vision with a practical; organized methodology that allows beginning and established directors to bring a creative script interpretation to life for an audience. Outstanding features: Offers a logical progression of topics; featuring an extensive treatment of play analysis as well as concrete strategies for planning production values; auditions and casting; rehearsals; and performances. Includes such important topics as ethics; leadership strategies; and problem-solving approaches to blocking movement and coaching actors. Captures the emotion; conflict; style; and substance of the theatre with more than 100 new photos and figures; including a dazzling full-color insert. Ample production photographs demonstrate a wide array of theatrical forms and techniques. Challenges readers to think like a director with end-of-chapter exercises that apply chapter concepts to a theatrical production; offering abundant opportunities for collaboration; discussion; and critical thinking. An extensive glossary as well as appendices on royalties; permissions; and publisher-leasing agents are valuable resources.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Highly RecommendedBy Robert A BeauregardThis is outstanding piece of academic writing about the way in which real estate investment; a key component of urban growth and politics; is "performed" -- made to be -- by bankers; real estate brokers; appraisers; developers; and local government and the media.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An Inside View of Chicago Real Estate and Changes NeededBy Jon DeVriesFrom Boom to Bubble presents an inside view of how commercial real estate is developed; asserting that supply now outweighs demand for investment-grade projects in major markets. Using Chicago as her laboratory; Dr. Rachel Weber documents that capital investment goals along with planned obsolescence now outweigh employment growth; the traditional driver of demand. Shining new office towers have allowed Chicago to remain one of two major cities in the U.S. with the majority of its office space downtown. Weber assesses downsides of new construction including the economic and social costs of office structures left behind; the impact on the environment compared to renovation; and operating costs which often fail to yield the promised occupancy savings. She might add to this list the costs for upgraded public transportation facilities needed to handle high-density office and residential towers in new locations. Weber advocates for local public policy that more actively guides and considers the consequences of development in an age of international capital flows.
