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Theatre
About this book
If theatre were a religion, explains David Mamet in his opening chapter, "many of the observations and suggestions in this book might be heretical." As always, Mamet delivers on his promise: in
Theatre, the acclaimed author of
Glengarry Glen Ross and
Speed the Plow calls for nothing less than the death of the director and the end of acting theory. For Mamet, either actors are good or they are non-actors, and good actors generally work best without the interference of a director, however well-intentioned. Issue plays, political correctness, method actors, impossible directions, Stanislavksy, and elitists all fall under Mamet's critical gaze. To students, teachers, and directors who crave a blast of fresh air in a world that can be insular and fearful of change,
Theatre throws down a gauntlet that challenges everyone to do better, including Mamet himself.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Greenroom
- The Hunter and the Game
- Hunting Instincts
- The Lamppost and the Alley
- The Fatal Spin
- The Problem with “Training,” or “Slaves of the Ant-God, Throog”
- Emotion
- The Map and the Territory
- Theatrical Forms
- Totalitarian Tendencies
- Repression
- Politically Correct
- Great American Plays and Great American Poetry
- The Bathing Machine
- Stagecraft
- Impertinence
- The End of Adolescence
- Subvention
- Two Teachers
- A Culture of Confession
- Theatrical Culture
- Third Parties
- On the General Uselessness of the Rehearsal Process
- The Fallacy of the Director
- Directing for the Stage
- Time
- Acknowledgments