Directing Shakespeare

Directing Shakespeare with Zoe Caldwell, Gerald Freedman, Stuart Vaughan

An episode of the ATW - SDCF Masters of the Stage podcast, hosted by American Theatre Wing and SDCF, titled "Directing Shakespeare" was published on December 22, 2009 and runs 81 minutes.

December 22, 2009 ·81m · ATW - SDCF Masters of the Stage

Summary

In May of 1988, esteemed Shakespearean acting teacher Ada Brown Mather discussed the bard's work with three of its contemporary master directors: Zoe Caldwell, Gerald Freedman, and Stuart Vaughn. Mather first introduces us to the work of the panelists, and then she begins a discussion framed by the questions "why do we get so excited about how Shakespeare is directed from age to age?" In this two-hour long session the audience gains access to insights on rehearsal practices, the directorial techniques and approaches of the panelists, and the debate on the American aptitude for producing good Shakespeare. We learn that there is one idea that unites the panelists, and perhaps all great technicians of Shakespeare, and it is to try at all costs to be true to his text.

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