Harold clurman on directing

A decent/adequate survey of all the basic theatrical principles --supported by a rich trove of anecdotes--from a big name in the stage, Harold Clurman. Clurman's career goes back to 'The Group Theater' era in New York: Stella Adler, Elia Kazan, Lee Strasberg, Kim Stanley.

He's worked with Richardson, Olivier, Guinness, Gielgud, young Brando, Matthau, Malden..everyone.

So the book is fine in that it rehashes all that. Whenever it was first released it may very well have been a wonderful read.

When it was released everything in it must have seemed worth bearing-in-mind. But today, any junior high-school age kid would probably know all this material.

Harold clurman on directing pdf

Its all pretty much old-hat at this point. We're simply in a much more media-aware age than whenever this book came out. 'Actors need to find their motivation' is almost a cliche these days.

It is not a 'how-to' or a 'manual' of any kind.

For sure, Clurman explains the way he directs--in detail--he shares much s