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The Director’s Dilemma: Hospital Robe Or Saffron Robe? (Or, The Three Most Important Duties of a Director)

March 5th, 2008 · No Comments

In trying to find a way to determine the three most important duties of a theatre director, I asked myself, “if the production were a collaborative effort in which only experienced actors and designers were involved in a production—and those actors and designers found themselves in a situation in which they did not have the […]

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The Humble Little Cactus Prop: Comparing and Contrasting Theatre and Film

February 5th, 2008 · No Comments

What are the similarities between Theater and Film? They are both chock-full of actors; directors; plastic or papier-mâché props that have been made to look like metal, wood or stone; recited lines that have been memorized from a script; and (hopefully!) just a little bit of verisimilitude plus a beginning, middle and an end.
What are […]

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