Mark Monday

Directing with the Michael Chekhov Technique (eBook, PDF)

A Workbook with Video for Directors, Teachers and Actors

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Directing with the Michael Chekhov Technique explores the collaborative process between a play's director and the entire production team, making the journey of a production process cohesive using the Michael Chekhov Technique.

No other technique provides the tools for both actor and director to communicate as clearly as does Michael Chekhov. Directing with the Michael Chekhov Technique is the first book to apply the insights of this celebrated technique to the realities of directing a theatrical production.

The book chronicles the journey of a play, from conception through production, through the eyes of the director. Drawn from the author's rehearsal journals, logs and notes from each performance, the reader is shown how to arrive at a concept, create a concept statement and manage the realization of the play, utilizing specific techniques from Michael Chekhov to solve problems of acting and design.

As with all books in the Theatre Arts Workbook series, Directing with the Michael Chekhov Technique will include online video exercises, "Teaching Tip" boxes which streamline the book for teachers, and a useful Further Reading section.

Directing with the Michael Chekhov Technique is the perfect guide to the production process for any director.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781474279659
• Artikelnr.: 49150529

Autorenporträt

Mark Monday was a Certified Master Teacher of the Michael Chekhov Technique and served as President of the Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium. Mark was a teacher, professional actor/director and former Head of the MFA Acting Program at Kent State University. He taught, directed, and performed throughout the U.S., U.K., and Europe. Mark Monday frequently presented workshops and papers on the Chekhov technique at many conferences, universities, and professional theatres including the Hilberry Repertory Company and Cleveland Playhouse.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter One
Analysis and Composition of the Play Chapter Two
Archetypes and Casting Chapter Three
Creating the Ensemble
Establishing Atmosphere Chapter Four
Revealing the Language of the Rehearsal Process Chapter Five
Beginning Work on Scenes
Composition Chapter Six
Work on Individual Speeches
Composition Chapter Seven
Psychological Gesture as Action Chapter Eight
Character Relationships Chapter Nine
Chekhov and Musical Theatre/Opera Chapter Ten
Tempo Chapter Eleven
Characterization Chapter Twelve
Middle to Final Rehearsals Chapter Thirteen
Further Exercises for Teachers and Directors Conclusion