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The Theatre Director's Bookshelf: Theory, Practice, and History

Our Theatre Director looks back over 45 years and 81 productions and comes up with 45 books that he has found the most useful, informative, and engaging. These are the books he goes back to for inspiration, ideas, and solutions.
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The Empty Space (Peter Brook)
The Empty Space
1
Peter Brook
The Theatre and Its Double (Antonin Artaud)
The Theatre and Its Double
2
Antonin Artaud
Towards a Poor Theatre (Jerry Grotowski)
Towards a Poor Theatre
3
Jerry Grotowski
What Is Theatre? (Eric Bentley)
What Is Theatre?
4
Eric Bentley
Theatre (Cohen)
Theatre
5
Cohen
The Theatre of Revolt (Robert Brustein)
The Theatre of Revolt
6
Robert Brustein
The Making of Modern Drama (Gilman)
The Making of Modern Drama
7
Gilman
Brecht on Theatre (Bertolt Brecht)
Brecht on Theatre
8
Bertolt Brecht
Fundamentals of Play Directing (Dean and Carra)
Fundamentals of Play Directing
9
Dean and Carra
Creative Play Direction (Cohen and Harrop)
Creative Play Direction
10
Cohen and Harrop
On Directing (Harold Clurman)
On Directing
11
Harold Clurman
Stanislavsky Directs (Mikhail Gorchakov)
Stanislavsky Directs
12
Mikhail Gorchakov
To the Director (Chekhov)
To the Director
13
Chekhov
Directors on Directing (Cole)
Directors on Directing
14
Cole
Beckett Directs Beckett (Samuel Beckett)
Beckett Directs Beckett
15
Samuel Beckett
The Director's Voice: Twenty-One Interviews (Arthur Bartow)
The Director's Voice: Twenty-One Interviews
16
Arthur Bartow
Great Directors at Work (Jones)
Great Directors at Work
17
Jones
Blumenfeld's Dictionary of Musical Theatre (Opera, Operetta, Musical Comedy) (Robert Blumenfeld)
Blumenfeld's Dictionary of Musical Theatre (Opera, Operetta, Musical Comedy)
18
Robert Blumenfeld
Staging the Musical (Grote)
Staging the Musical
19
Grote
Technical Theater for Nontechnical People (Campbell)
Technical Theater for Nontechnical People
20
Campbell
Stage Management (Stern)
Stage Management
21
Stern
Scene Design and Stage Lighting (Wolf)
Scene Design and Stage Lighting
22
Wolf
Sound (Brown)
Sound
23
Brown
The Costume Designer's Handbook (Rosemary Ingham)
The Costume Designer's Handbook
24
Rosemary Ingham
The Seven Ages of the Theatre (Southern)
The Seven Ages of the Theatre
25
Southern
The Theatre: A Concise History (Phyllis Hartnoll)
The Theatre: A Concise History
26
Phyllis Hartnoll
History of the Theatre (Tenth Edition) (Oscar G. Brockett, Franklin J. Hildy)
History of the Theatre (Tenth Edition)
27
Oscar G. Brockett, Franklin J. Hildy
The Theater in Its Time (Arnott)
The Theater in Its Time
28
Arnott
All the World's a Stage (Harwood)
All the World's a Stage
29
Harwood
The Development of the Theatre (Nicoll)
The Development of the Theatre
30
Nicoll
Greek Scenic Conventions (Arnott)
Greek Scenic Conventions
31
Arnott
The Ancient Greek and Roman Theater (Arnott)
The Ancient Greek and Roman Theater
32
Arnott
Masks, Mimes, and Miracles (Nicoll)
Masks, Mimes, and Miracles
33
Nicoll
Medieval Theatre (Fly Ne Wickham)
Medieval Theatre
34
Fly Ne Wickham
The Medieval Theatre in the Round (Southern)
The Medieval Theatre in the Round
35
Southern
Early English Stages (Wickham 4 Volumes)
Early English Stages
36
Wickham 4 Volumes
The Elizabethan Stage (Chambers)
The Elizabethan Stage
37
Chambers
Shakespeare at the Globe (Beckerman)
Shakespeare at the Globe
38
Beckerman
Shakespeare From Betterton to Irving (Odell)
Shakespeare From Betterton to Irving
39
Odell
An Introduction to the French Theatre (Arnott)
An Introduction to the French Theatre
40
Arnott
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