| Author | Samuel L. Leiter |
| Format | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780313276620 |
| Publisher | Greenwood Press |
| Manufacturer | Greenwood Press |
The careers and contributions of eight outstanding directors of the 20th-century English-speaking stage are explored in this study which also contains a wide-ranging introduction, separate brief chronologies of each director, and a select bibliography. Belasco, Granville-Barker, Abbott, Guthrie, Webster, Kazan, Littlewood, and Brook are discussed in terms of their choices of repertory, stylistic attitudes toward production, and varied rehearsal modes as well as their unique innovations that transformed 20th-century theatre experience.
Influential theatre writings by these directors are also highlighted.
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