The Director's Voice, Twenty Interviews, Vol. 2
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.21 (752 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1559363525 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorA Jeff-nominated, After Dark award-winning director and producer, Loewith has served as Artistic Director of Next Theatre Company since 2002, where he has directed the Chicago-area premieres of Lynn Nottage's Fabulation, Paula Vogel's The Long Christmas Ride Home, Theresa Rebeck & Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros' Omnium Gatherum and revivals of Entertaining Mr. Sloane and Measure for Measure.
“Directors today are equipped with a larger toolbox than their forerunners, standing on their shoulders as well as those of pioneers in non-Western theater, experimental visual art, community-based theater, and the ever-evolving commercial theater scene.”— Jason LoewithThis second volume presents a cross-section of the most diverse and dynamic stage directors defining today’s American theater, in conversation with director/producer Jason Loewith. “The nonprofit model has been turned on its head,” Loewith notes. Wolfe, and Mary Zimmerman.Jason Loewith is a producer, director, and writer. He has served since 2002 as artistic director of Chicago’s Next Theatre Company, where he conceived, co-wrote, and produced Adding Machine: A Musical, which had an award-winning run off-Broadway.. “Institution-building is out for these directors; creating a distinctive voice from a multiplicity of influences is in.” Together, these directors sketch a compelling portrait of the art form in the new century.Interviews include: Anne Bogart, Mark Brokaw, Peter Brosius, Ping Chong, David Esbjornson, Oskar Eustis, Frank Galati, Michael Kahn, Moisés Kaufman, James Lapine, Elizabeth LeCompte, Emily Mann, Michael Mayer, Marion McClinton, Bill Rauch, Bartlett Sher, Jul
A Jeff-nominated, After Dark award-winning director and producer, Loewith has served as Artistic Director of Next Theatre Company since 2002, where he has directed the Chicago-area premieres of Lynn Nottage's Fabulation, Paula Vogel's The Long Christmas Ride Home, Theresa Rebeck & Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros' Omnium Gatherum and revivals of Entertaining Mr. Sloane and Measure for Measure.
Must have theatre book This book is a great resource for the theatre enthusiastic, who wants to learn more about the geniuses behind productions, and absolutely vital for theatre practioners and students. Loewith not only captures these directors sharing tips on craft and career development, but gets to the essence of their artistic personality. Directors, especially great directors, are magnificent leaders with enormous personalities. Loewith shows the detail behind these generalizations. Also the combination of charisma, talent, emotional intellegince and intellectual rigor that shape Ameri