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What Is The Common Perception Of A Stage Director? A Dictator And Tyrant? An Aloof Impresario? A Self-indulgent Artist? An Enigmatic Choreographer Of Words And Movement? A Skillful Diplomat Negotiating The Egos And Whims Of Producers, Playwrights, And Actors? The Guiding Force In A Collaborative Endeavor? In Fact, The Stage Director Is All These Things And More, One Who Labors To Present His Or Her Dream To The World By Deploying A Unique Ensemble Of Stage Professionals. The Great Stage Director Is One Who Creates A Legacy Of Inspirational Theatrical Productions. Stage Directors Come From A Variety Of Backgrounds And Employ Diverse Working Methods. Henry Irving Began His Career As An Actor; Martha Clarke Was An Acrobatic Dancer; Guthrie Mcclintic Worked As An Assistant Stage Manager; George Bernard Shaw Was A Critic And Playwright; And Orson Welles, A Child Prodigy, Co-edited Three Of Shakespeare's Plays Shortly After He Was Graduated From High School. Some Directors Attempt To Imbue A Creative State In Their Actors (e.g., Konstantin Stanislavsky), Some Dictate Every Movement And Inflection (e.g., Richard Foreman), And Others Try To Find The Magic Point In A Production (e.g., Ingma

Author

Samuel L. Leiter

Publisher

New York, NY: Facts on File

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9780816026029

Subjects

Sports, Literary Fiction, Memoir

Updated

2026-03-24