TH 2140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Fourth Wall, High-Concept, Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park
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Directors did not exist until the 19th century. They were not commonplace until the 20th century. Turn of the century: george ii duke of saxe-meiningen (duchy) First to harmonize all the elements of the play. Toured europe in the 1870s 1880s where stanislavsky saw them. First to experiment with realism and naturalism: andre antione (france) 1887, harley granville-barker (england) late 1880s, david belasco (usa) late 1880s, konstantine stanislavsky (russia) 1898, theatre became interested in an expression of truth. Director"s job: to have a creative vision, to direct the cast, to call the shots, unified artistic vision, 2 part process. Conceptualization (core or high concept: core is the playwright"s intent, high is the director"s intent (post-modern) Casting is 80% of the director"s job. John doyle: scottish trained, university of georgia, watermill playhouse 216 seats, actor/ muso. Actors play instruments while they act: put on company at the cincinnati playhouse in 2006. This went to broadway and had many nominations.
