The Directors Lab
Techniques, Methods, and Conversations About All Things Theatre
Description
After spending ten years in international Directors Lab programs—first in New York and Chicago, then co-founding Directors Lab North in Toronto—Evan Tsitsias has amassed an extensive amount of advice, examples, and notes that prove essential reading for theatre creators and artists across disciplines. Combined with master classes and interviews with established, emerging, and mid-career directors, this manual is an artistic, logistic, and pedagogical exploration into the mechanics of theatre creation through the lens of a director. With so much useful material, readers become honorary “labbies,” ready to leave their own mark on the theatrical landscape. The book includes a foreword by Anne Cattaneo and writing and interviews from Peter Hinton, Akram Khan, Daniel MacIvor, Morris Panych, Andrea Romaldi, Kat Sandler, Judith Thompson, Vincent de Tourdonnet, and many more.
Reviews
Tsitsias has assembled a crucial volume of knowledge on the craft of directing.
- TDR (The Drama Review)
Tsitsias's text shapes an intellectual space for artists, especially directors, across the country to find collaborators to pair with in the still-thriving new works scene. [...] Directors reading the text are likely to be inspired by the details advice interviewees provide regarding their success directing new works.
- Shadow Zimmerman