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The Director's Vision: Play Direction from Analysis to Production

by Louis E. Catron

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A beginning text on directing that develops an organized, step-by-step methodology on the directing process, from play analysis through casting, rehearsal, and performance. It focuses equally on the art of interpretation and practical problem-solving.

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Louis E. Catron

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Genre: Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 792.0233 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Stage presentations modified standard subdivisions Techniques, procedures, apparatus, equipment, materials, miscellany Supervision Direction
LCC: PN2053 .C35 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Dramatic representation. The theater
BISAC: PER PERFORMING ARTS Theater Direction & Production

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Languages: English
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Published: 1989
Genre: Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 792.0233
LCC: PN2053 .C35

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