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A Sense of Direction

Paperback • 1984 • English

A Sense of Direction

By William Ball

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A SENSE OF DIRECTION represents a life’s work at the art and craft of directing. William Ball, founder and long-time general director of the acclaimed American Conservatory Theatre, engages his audience in a wide-ranging discussion of the director's process from first reading through opening night. Speaking as a director's director, Mr. Ball offers a candid, personal account of his method of working-including the choice of a play's essential elements, preproduction homework, casting, and rehears...Show more

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9780896760820

Published year

1984

Language

English

Original title

A Sense of Direction

Format

Paperback

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