Thinking like a director : a practical handbook - Bloom, Michael, 1950- (New York : Faber and Faber, 2001)
I. Preparation. Thinking like an artist ; Reading and researching ; Interpreting the action ; External analysis: structure -- II. Pre-production. Developing the approach ; The design process ; Style ; Casting -- III. Rehearsal. The early rehearsals ; Staging ; The middle rehearsals: problem solving ; The external perspective in rehearsals ; The final stages -- IV. Resources. The directorial landscape -- Appendix 1. The next project -- Appendix 2. Sample rehearsal timeline -- Appendix 3. Points of reference: scenes from The glass menagerie and Nora. -- Glossary.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-232) and index.
Keywords: Theater -- Production and direction -- Handbooks, manuals, etc