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The Art and Practice of Directing for Theatre
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The Art and Practice of Directing for Theatre

by Paul B. Crook
September 2016
Beginner
248 pages
6h 9m
English
Routledge
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Chapter 2Skills Directors Need

The skills a director needs are many and varied; ultimately, everything that you learn in your study of theatre (and your practice of theatre) becomes a tool in your toolbox. Creative skills, composition skills, organizational skills … all of these are important and all should be honed each chance you get. However, there are three primary tools that every successful director must have and must continually work on to build and increase. None of the three is more important than the others; all require your constant attention. Because of that, I find it helps to think of them represented in the shape of a triangle.

For each of these skills, I could easily say, this is the most important one, but they are truly equal. ...

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