Great North American Stage Directors Volume 2: Harold Clurman, Orson Welles, Margo Jones

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Jonathan Chambers, QC (Bowling Green State University, USA) Professor James Peck (Muhlenberg College, USA)

Great North American Stage Directors Volume 2

Harold Clurman, Orson Welles, Margo Jones

Jonathan Chambers, QC (Bowling Green State University, USA), Professor James Peck (Muhlenberg College, USA)

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Methuen Drama
23 January 2025

Theatre direction & production; Individual actors & performers

Series: Great Stage Directors

This volume assesses the accomplishments of three mid-20th-century, North American stage directors: Harold Clurman, Orson Welles, and Margo Jones.

Though their theatre-making endeavours were distinct, each produced work that challenged preconceived notions of theatre-making, all while working within the structure of a company. As directors drawn to the potential rewards of collaboration, all also were keenly adept at understanding how the relationship with a company of collaborators is often marked by struggle and crisis. The essays in this volume explore how these accomplished directors not only created bold work, but also drew on the complex energies of the theatre companies with which they worked to reimagine the shape and scope of theatre directing.

The Great North American Stage Directors series provides an authoritative account of the art of directing in North America by examining the work of twenty-four major practitioners from the late 19th century to the present. Each of the eight volumes examines three directors and offers an overview of their practices, theoretical ideas, and contributions to modern theatre. The studies chart the life and work of each major North American theatre director, placing his or her achievement in the context of other important theatre practitioners and broader social history. Written by a team of leading experts, the series presents the genealogy of directing in North America while simultaneously chronicling crucial

trends and championing contemporary interpretation.

Edited by: Jonathan Chambers QC (Bowling Green State University USA)
Series edited by: Professor James Peck (Muhlenberg College USA)
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9781350525924
ISBN 10: 1350525928
Series: Great Stage Directors
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 23 January 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jonathan Chambers is Professor of Theatre and Film at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA.

Reviews for Great North American Stage Directors Volume 2: Harold Clurman, Orson Welles, Margo Jones

Provides a valuable in-depth look into the development of a stage directors’ work and how their efforts affected the development of the performative arts. * CHOICE *