Bibliograph

Theatre, David Mamet

Type

Label

Theatre, David Mamet

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Theatre

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

430054750

Responsibility statement

David Mamet

Summary

Calls for no less than the death of the director and the end to acting theory, arguing that either actors are good or they are non-actors, and that good actors work best without the interference of a director

Table Of Contents

The greenroom -- The hunter and the game -- Hunting instincts -- The lamppost and the alley -- The fatal spin -- The problem with "training", or, "Slaves of the ant-god, Throog" -- Emotion -- The map and the territory -- Theatrical forms -- Totalitarian tendencies -- Repression -- Politically correct -- Great American plays and great American poetry -- The bathing machine -- Stagecraft -- Impertinence -- The end of adolescence -- Subvention -- Two teachers -- A culture of confession -- Theatrical culture -- Third parties -- On the general uselessness of the rehearsal process -- The fallacy of the director -- Directing for the stage -- Time

resource.variantTitle

Theater

Creator