Cole, Toby and Chinoy, Helen Krich.
Directors on Directing
. New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Co., Inc. 1963. Many well known directors discuss their directing techniques.
Dean, Alexander and Carra, Lawrence.
Fundamentals of Play Directing
. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc. 1965. An excellent text for teachers and students on every aspect of play production.
Brook, Peter.
The Empty Space
. New York: Atheneum, 1968. An intellectual look at Peter Brook’s definition of modern theatre.
Bruner, Jerome S. Educational Theatre Journal Vol. 22.
The Process of Education
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On Knowing: Essays for the Left Hand
. Cambridge, Mass. 1980. An essay in support of experiential learning.
Corson, Richard.
Stage Makeup
. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1975. 5th Edition. A text on the application and techniques of stage makeup.
Clurman, Harold.
On Directing
. New York: Macmillan, 1972. A look at comments and problems regarding certain plays.
Dietrich, John E. and Duckwald, Ralph W.
Play Direction
. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1983. 2nd Edition. (Chapter 3—Director is a Teacher, pg. 29). Chapter Three is particularly helpful in looking at the director as a teacher.
Dolman, John, Jr. and Knaub, Richard K.
The Art of Play Production
. New York: Harper and Row 1973. 3rd Edition. (The Director as Teacher, pg. 184, The Theatre as a School, The Teaching Attitude, What to Teach, The Teacher as Director, Educational Theatre, pg. 193). Good background material for the teacher trying theatre techniques for the first time.
“Teaching Dramatic Literature” by Miriam Gilbert.
Educational Theatre Journal
Vol. 25. 1973 pg. 86. A good essay supporting the use of theatre techniques in the classroom.
Gruver, Bert.
The Stage Manager’s Handbook
. New York: Drama Book Specialists 1953, (Rehearsal Period and Definition. pgs. 93-115). This book clearly defines the stage manager’s role and outlines the rehearsal period.
Hodge, Francis.
Play Directing, Analysis, Communications and Style
. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1971. (Groundplan on Proscenium stage, flexibility, testing and improvisations, pgs. 78-91), (Movement. Chapter II, pgs. 136-148) Blocking. This book is especially good for blocking techniques and stage movement.
Hogge, Chris H.
Stage Craft
. New York: St. Martin’s Press. 1975. *(Information, methods of design, construction and decoration for the stage from the empty space to the final production). Very helpful for beginners.
Jackson, Sheila.
Costumes for the Stage
. New York: A Sunrise Book. E. P. Dutton 1978. Very useful for students and teachers in determining proper costuming for period plays.
Kozella, Paul.
The Theatre Student
. New York, N.Y. Richard Rosen Press, Inc. 1968. (Good Bibliography for books on directing also pg. 174).
Parker, Oren W. and Smith, Harvey K.
Scene Design and Stage Lighting
. New York: Holt Rhinehart and Winston, Inc. 1968. 2nd Edition. An excellent text for stage craft with helpful pictures and diagrams of scene designs and lighting.
Perrottet, Philippe.
Practical Stage Makeup
. New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation. 1967. A discussion of stage makeup with especially good pictures of Sir Lawrence Olivier in several roles.
Spolin, Viola.
Improvisation for the Theatre
. Illinois: North Western Univ. Press. 1977. A well known handbook of theatre techniques, improvisations and theatre games.
Steffensen, James L. Jr.
Great Scenes from The World Theatre
. New York: Avon Books. 1965. A collection of scenes for students to read and perform.
Tanner, Fran Avverett.
Basic Drama Projects
. Pocatello, Idaho: Clark Publishing Co. 1972. 2nd Edition. A superb workbook for students and teachers on all aspects of theatre, acting and production.
Valency, Maurice.
Jean Giraudoux
. New York: Hill and Wang. 1958. A collection of four Giraudoux plays including “The Enchanted”, “The Madwoman of Chaillot”, “Ondine”, and “The Apollo of Bellac”.
Way, Brian.
Development Through Drama
. London: Longman Group Limited. 1967. An academic text which discusses the use of drama in education.