TY - GEN AU - Hauser, Frank TI - Notes on directing : 130 lessons in leadership from the director's chair SN - 9781937295028 U1 - 745.201 PY - 2018/// CY - New York PB - RCR Creative Press N1 - Contents Preface xv Notes on Notes on Directing xxi More Notes on Notes on Directing xxiii 1. Understanding the Script 1 2. The Director's Role 9 3. Casting 17 4. First Read-Through 23 5. Rehearsal Rules 27 6. Building Blocks 33 7. Talking to Actors 39 8. Getting a Laugh 53 9. Elements of Staging 59 10.Last Tips 69 Epilogue 79 Appendix 1 : The What Game 83 Appendix 2 : Friends & Enemies 89 Appendix 3 : Simplicity, Variety and Clarity 93 Appendix 4 : Meaning It 99 Appendix 5 : Should Playwrights Direct Their Own Work: 105 Appendix 6 : Recommended Reading 115 Acknowledgements 111 Index 115 ER -