Working Together in Theatre: Collaboration and Leadership

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Review "If you want to be effective as a working professional in theatre or in business, read this book." --Caryn Desai, Founding and Managing Director of the International City Theatre, California "Working Together is what all of us in the theatre do every day of our professional lives. Whether you're studying to become a professional or an early-career pro who wants to rise quickly, this book will be invaluable. Read it, learn from it, and you'll find yourself working together with your collaborators to make great theatre." -- Tom Markus, Director, Actor, Author, Playwright, Translator, Dramaturg and Educator "I am in awe of the breadth of relationships covered and the interesting details contained within this book. The overall effect is a text that covers nearly all possible theatrical collaborators in a broad spectrum of examples that are both historical and personal." --Rob Roznowski, Professor of Acting and Directing, Michigan State University iversity"Essential."--"CHOICE" "If you want to be effective as a working professional in theatre or in business, read this book." --Caryn Desai, Founding and Managing Director of the International City Theatre, California "Working Together is what all of us in the theatre do every day of our professional lives. Whether you're studying to become a professional or an early-career pro who wants to rise quickly, this book will be invaluable. Read it, learn from it, and you'll find yourself working together with your collaborators to make great theatre." -- Tom Markus, Director, Actor, Author, Playwright, Translator, Dramaturg and Educator "I am in awe of the breadth of relationships covered and the interesting details contained within this book. The overall effect is a text that covers nearly all possible theatrical collaborators in a broad spectrum of examples that are both historical and personal." --Rob Roznowski, Professor of Acting and Directing, Michigan State University "Essential."--"CHOICE""If you want to be effective as a working professional in theatre or in business, read this book." --Caryn Desai, Founding and Managing Director of theInternational City Theatre, California "Working Together is what all of us in the theatre do every day of our professional lives. Whether you're studying to become a professional or an early-career pro who wants to rise quickly, this book will be invaluable. Read it, learn from it, and you'll find yourself working together with your collaborators to make great theatre." -- Tom Markus, Director, Actor, Author, Playwright, Translator, Dramaturg and Educator "I am in awe of the breadth of relationships covered and the interesting details contained within this book. The overall effect is a text that covers nearly all possible theatrical collaborators in a broad spectrum of examples that are both historical and personal." --Rob Roznowski, Professor of Acting and Directing, Michigan State University ""Essential."--CHOICE"If you want to be effective as a working professional in theatre or in business, read this book." --Caryn Desai, Founding and Managing Director of theInternational City Theatre, California "Working Together is what all of us in the theatre do every day of our professional lives. Whether you're studying to become a professional or an early-career pro who wants to rise quickly, this book will be invaluable. Read it, learn from it, and you'll find yourself working together with your collaborators to make great theatre." -- Tom Markus, Director, Actor, Author, Playwright, Translator, Dramaturg and Educator "I am in awe of the breadth of relationships covered and the interesting details contained within this book. The overall effect is a text that covers nearly all possible theatrical collaborators in a broad spectrum of examples that are both historical and personal." --Rob Roznowski, Professor of Acting and Directing, Michigan State University " Read more From the Back Cover Robert Cohen draws on fifty years of acting, directing and teaching experience in order to illustrate how the world's great theatre artists combine collaboration with leadership at all levels, from a production's conception to its final performance. This book challenges the notion that creating brilliant theatrical productions requires tyrannical directors or temperamental designers. Viewing the theatrical production process from the perspectives of the producer, director, playwright, actor, designer, stage manager, dramaturg and crew person, Cohen provides the techniques, exercises and language that promote successful collaborative skills in the theatre. Collaboration is vital to successful theatre making and Working Together in Theatre is the first book to show how leadership and collaboration can be combined to make every theatrical production far greater than the sum of its many parts. Read more About the Author ROBERT COHEN is the Founding Chair of the Drama Department at the University of California, USA, where he now serves as Claire Trevor Professor of Drama. He is also a longtime professional theatre director, playwright and drama critic. He is author of the defining text Acting Power, and many other theatre books including Acting One, Advanced Acting, Acting in Shakespeare and Creative Play Direction. He has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. Read more

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This is a well-written book and gives a lot of insight/wisdom into the collaborative process of theatre. It is not, however, an in-depth reflection for those ALREADY well versed in theatres practices. I would highly recommend this as an "introduction" to the collaborative process, or a gentle reminder for those who are lacking some of the social graces of cooperative practices. I didn't learn a lot of new information, but was pleasantly reminded of some good practices, and got a few interesting insights in the anecdotes shared. It is well written and would be highly recommended for anyone teaching an "Intro to Theatre" class, or anyone who wants to know why and how artists create together.

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