Theater for Beginners

• Author(s): Richard Maxwell,
• Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
• Pages: 96
• ISBN_10: 1559367180
  ISBN_13: 9781559367189
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Performing Arts / Theater / Stagecraft & Scenography , Performing Arts / Theater / Direction & Production , Performing Arts / Acting & Auditioning ,

Description:... "One of the strongest directors out there—an artist committed to making us see the world for what it is." — New Yorker

With his ongoing exploration into actor behavior and an ever-innovative body of work, Richard Maxwell has written a study guide to the art of making theater. This illuminating volume provides a deeper understanding of his work, aesthetic philosophy, and process for creating theater.

Richard Maxwell is a director and playwright and the artistic director of New York City Players. Maxwell's plays have been commissioned and presented in over 20 countries. He is a Doris Duke Performing Artist. Maxwell has been selected for a Guggenheim Fellowship, two OBIE Awards, a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grant, and he was an invited artist in the Whitney Biennial (2012). Maxwell is the recipient of the 2014 Spalding Gray Award.