{"product_id":"directing-new-plays-tools-for-art-and-collaboration-9781350179257","title":"Directing New Plays: Tools for Art and Collaboration","description":"\u003cb\u003eEvery theater director will oversee a new play process in their career: here is what to expect and how to prepare.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing from over 20 years of experience as a freelance director, and as the Artistic Director of LCT3 at Lincoln Center Theater, Evan Cabnet combines the creative with the pragmatic to provide an honest, useful, and entertaining look at the art of directing a new play.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Integrating practical advice with personal experience, \u003ci\u003eDirecting New Plays\u003c\/i\u003e demystifies the process of directing a new work. From developing a creative vision to navigating the challenges of collaborative art-making, this book offers a comprehensive look at the director's role in the process and the tools they use at every step, including development (readings and workshops), pre-production (casting and design), rehearsal (staging, working with actors, rewrites, and run-throughs), tech, previews, and opening a world premiere production. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Incisive, supportive, and clear, this book is an indispensable resource for theater directors looking to begin- or to sustain- a career in new play development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvan Cabnet \u003c\/b\u003eis an NYC-based theater director specializing in new plays. He has directed new works by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (\u003ci\u003eGloria\u003c\/i\u003e, Pulitzer Finalist, 2015), Helen Edmundson (\u003ci\u003eTherese Raquin\u003c\/i\u003e on Broadway for the Roundabout Theater Company), Christopher Shinn (\u003ci\u003eTeddy Ferrara\u003c\/i\u003e), Steven Sater \u0026amp; Burt Bacharach (\u003ci\u003eSome Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e), Bekah Brunstetter (\u003ci\u003eOohrah!\u003c\/i\u003e), Liz Meriwether (\u003ci\u003eThe Mistakes Madeline Made\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOliver Parker!\u003c\/i\u003e), Kenneth Lin (\u003ci\u003eWarrior Class\u003c\/i\u003e), David West Read (\u003ci\u003eThe Dream of the Burning Boy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Performers\u003c\/i\u003e on Broadway), Zayd Dohrn (\u003ci\u003eOutside People\u003c\/i\u003e), Daniel Pearle (\u003ci\u003eA Kid Like Jake\u003c\/i\u003e) Julia Brownell (\u003ci\u003eAll-American\u003c\/i\u003e) and has collaborated with Stephen Sondheim, Edward Albee, John Guare, Donald Margulies, and Theresa Rebeck. As an Artistic Director, he has developed and produced plays by Jackie Sibblies Drury (\u003ci\u003eMarys Seacole, \u003c\/i\u003eObie Award, 2019), Martyna Majok (\u003ci\u003equeens\u003c\/i\u003e), Aya Ogawa (\u003ci\u003eThe Nosebleed, \u003c\/i\u003eObie Award, 2023), Zoe Kazan (\u003ci\u003eAfter the Blast\u003c\/i\u003e), Bryna Turner (\u003ci\u003eBull In a China Shop\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAt The Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e), Miranda Rose Hall (\u003ci\u003ePlot Points in Our Sexual Development\u003c\/i\u003e), and Antoinette Nwandu (\u003ci\u003ePass Over, \u003c\/i\u003eLortel Award, Best Play, 2019). He is a founding member of the Ars Nova Playgroup, where he developed or directed works by Annie Baker, Beau Willimon, Liz Flahive, Carly Mensch, and many others. He is a former Associate Artist with the Roundabout Theater Company, a Resident Artist with Richard Foreman's Ontological-Hysteric Theater, and a Performance Consultant for the Metropolitan Opera (\u003ci\u003eDie Fledermaus\u003c\/i\u003e). He has directed for NYU's Graduate Acting Program and the Juilliard School and has guest lectured at Columbia and Yale University. From 2017 to 2024 he served as the Artistic Director of LCT3 at Lincoln Center Theater.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50928674832658,"sku":"9781350179257","price":104.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9e6d2f61-36cc-4454-829b-61168acda6cd.jpg?v=1739008994","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/directing-new-plays-tools-for-art-and-collaboration-9781350179257","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}