Stage Voices

Theaters worldwide have exhibited a bewildering array of form, style, tone and subject in the late 20th- and the early 21st centuries, and this range of work has been determined largely by its directors. This book documents this procession of theatre in interviews with 28 directors who’ve been most recognized and influential on the global stage. Their ideas are varied, even dissonant, indicating the protean nature of theatre and the rich weave of work that’s made our theater so rewarding. Interviewees include Judith Malina, Ping Chong, Julie Taymor and Robert Icke, among others who have defined modern theater.

Steve Capra works in New York City as an actor and director; his plays have appeared there and in the United Kingdom. His experience also includes work as a series producer for Judith Malina and The Living Theater.

Steve Capra
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 162
Bibliographic Info: index
Copyright Date: 2024
pISBN: 978-1-4766-9324-8
eISBN: 978-1-4766-5118-7
Imprint: McFarland

Preface  1
Oskaras Koršunovas 3
Nicholas Hytner 5
Peter Schumann 12
Malcolm Purkey 17
Judith Malina 21
Robert Wilson 23
Lee Breuer 26
Richard Eyre 31
Anne Bogart 36
Julie Taymor 42
John Doyle 48
Ping Chong 54
André Bishop 60
Bartlett Sher 66
Li Ning 72
Gabino Rodríguez 76
Jorge Vargas 81
Marc Caellas 84
Ivo van Hove 90
Krystian Lupa 95
Michael Blakemore 100
Robert Lepage 106
Kip Williams 112
Mauricio Kartun 118
Christiane Jatahy 124
Stan Lai 129
Caitríona McLaughlin 135
Robert Icke 142
Afterword  149
Index  151