Creating Life on Stage ─ A Director's Approach to Working With Actors

The founding artistic director of New York City's Circle Repertory Company, Marshall W. Mason has directed plays around the world and won significant critical acclaim. In this volume, he shares his unique approach to working with actors. The emphasis is on a creative collaboration that empowers actors to become the living embodiment of the playwright's vision. Supplemental materials found in the appendix include recommendations for preproduction research, a summary of the Meisner Technique, and a checklist for setting up an improvisation. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Marshall W. Mason was the founding artistic director for New York's legendary Circle Repertory Company, which The New York Times identified as "the chief source for new American plays." His twelve Broadway productions including Burn This, The Fifth of July, Talley's Folly, As Is, and Knock Knock have earned him five Tony nominations for Best Director. He's won six Obies for his work, and in 1999 he received a Mr. Abbott Special Millennium Award that named him "one of the most innovative and influential directors of the twentieth century."