Directors in Rehearsal

First Published in 1992. A rare behind-the-scenes look at the rehearsal sessions of acclaimed directors and actors. Cole offers a view of what is often hidden from the public eye: what actors and directors do when they prepare a dramatic text for performance.

Susan Cole

Acknowledgements Preface 1. A Hidden World 2. Elinor Renfield Directs The Cherry Orchard: You can observe a lot by watching 3. Maria Irene Fornes Directs Uncle Vanya and Abingdon Square: To Be Quiet on the Stage 4. Emily Mann Directs Execution of Justice: Take it all in: A Collective Witnessing 5. JoAnne Akalaitis Directs The Voyage of the Beagle: Quiet, boys. I'll direct this 6. Elizabeth LeCompte Directs Frank Dell's The Temptation of Saint Antony: The Invisible Director: Creating in Company 7. Richard Foreman Directs The Birth of the Poet: A Reverberation Box 8. Robert Wilson Directs The Golden Windows and Hamletmachine: get in a position what else is there 9. Liviu Ciulei Directs Hamlet: It speaks. It isn't an empty gesture. It isn't a furniture movement 10. Peter Sellars Directs Two Figures in Dense Violet Light: The image is unshakable 11. Lee Breuer Directs The Warrior Ant: You move from one to another, bringing them to life 12. Epilogue Selected Bibliography Index