On Directing

By Clurman, Harold
On Directing

Details

Authors: Clurman, Harold
Copyright: 1972
Format: Paperback
GTIN13: 9780684826226
ISBN10: 0684826224
Page Count: 336
Dimensions: 5.52x0.85x8.52
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Strand Notes

First published in 1972. In this classic guide to directing, we are taken logically from the choice of the play right through every aspect of its production to performances and beyond. Clurman, a revered director, describes the pleasures and perils of working with such celebrated playwrights and actors as Marlon Brandon, Arthur Miller, Julie Harris, and Lillian Hellman. He also presents his own directing notes for ten of his best-known productions. Index. Photos. 308p.

Description

"A straightforward, tasteful, and articulate account of what it is to bring a play to palpitating life upon a stage" (The New York Times Book Review).

In this classic guide to directing, we are taken logically from the choice of the play right through ever aspect of its production to performances and beyond. Harold Clurman, director of such memorable productions as A Member of the Wedding and Uncle Vanya, describes the pleasures and perils of working with such celebrated playwrights and actors as Marlon Brando, Arthur Miller, Julie Harris, and Lillian Hellman. He also presents his own directing notes for ten of his best-known productions.

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