Contents
Foreword By Anne Cattaneo
The Lab
Opening Remarks by Evan Tsitsias
Breakout Session
Three Vital Questions for a Director
Master Class
Heightened Language and the Art of Listening: Director as Guide by Jeannette Lambermont-Morey
Breakout Session
To Table Work or Not to Table Work
In Conversation with Directors
The Art of Adaptation: Peter Hinton Interviewed by Elif Işıközlü
Yvette Nolan Interviewed by Nancy McAlear
Akram Khan Interviewed by Elif Işıközlü
Master Class
Dramaturgy and New Play Development by Andrea Romaldi
Breakout Session
How to Speak to Actors
In Conversation with Playwright-Directors
Daniel MacIvor Interviewed by Briana Brown
Judith Thompson and Kat Sandler Interviewed by Richard Beaune
The Rules of the Game/Breaking the Rules: Morris Panych and Ken MacDonald Interviewed by Heather Cant
Brad Fraser Interviewed by Peter Pasyk
Master Class
Retreating to/Re-treating from “Irreconcilable Space”: Canadian Theatre Workers and the Project of Conciliation by Jill Carter
Breakout Session
A Lesson in Creative Disruption: A Note for Directors from a BIPOC Creator by Joseph Recinos
In Conversation with Artistic Directors
Curating Festivals: Josephine Ridge and Naomi Campbell Interviewed by Allegra Fulton and Heather Cant
Richard Rose Interviewed by Allegra Fulton
Master Class
Collaborating and Co-directing from the World Wide Lab
Great Things Happen When You Least Expect by Chang Nai Wen
The Pedagogy of Co-directing: Training the Next Generation of Theatre Directors Using the World Wide Lab (WWL) Model by Annie G. Levy
In Conversation with Musical Theatre Directors
The Revolution of Musical Theatre: Vincent de Tourdonnet Interviewed by Shelly Meichenbaum and Tracy Michailidis
The Manual
1. Inspiration
2. Entrance to the Piece
3. Hiring Your Team
From the Designer’s Perspective with Adam Spencer
4. Prep Work
5. After You’ve Hired/Assembled the Team
6. Casting
7. First Day of Rehearsal
8. Building an Ensemble
From the Designer’s Perspective
9. Getting the Cast on Its Feet
10. Scene Work
11. Monologues
12. Rehearsals
Into the Darkness/Technical Rehearsals—From the Designer’s Perspective
13. Technical Rehearsals
14. Previews
15. Opening Night
16. After the Storm
17. Keeping Yourself Inspired
From the Movement-Based Director’s Perspective with Allyson McMackon
Closing Remarks
Thank-yous
About the Contributors
About the Editor