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# A Director Prepares

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A Director Prepares is a thought-provoking examination of the challenges of making theatre. In it, Anne Bogart speaks candidly and with wisdom of the courage required to create 'art with great presence'. Each chapter tackles one of the seven major areas Bogart has identified as both potential partner and potential obstacle to art-making. They are Violence; Memory; Terror; Eroticism; Stereotype; Embarrassment; and Resistance. Each one can be used to generate extraordinary creative energy, if we know how to use it. A Director Prepares offers every practitioner an extraordinary insight into the creative process. It is a handbook, Bible and manifesto, all in one. No other book on the art of theatre comes even close to offering this much understanding, experience and inspiration.

Review: Prepare for Insights! - Arguably the best book on directing theatre ever written (and possibly one of the best book on creativity). Anne Bogart is incisive and surgical in her use of language and she couples this with an insightful compassion and a red hot passion that makes for delightful reading. Should be required reading for any Directing or Theatre course.
Review: Insightful and Inspiring - I was locked in from the introduction. Anne Bogart is so poignant that I could see myself in every situation she describes. The points she makes about how to use your given circumstances is inspiring. This is a must read for any artist (but especially theatre artists and directors)!!!

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| Best Sellers Rank | #175,911 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #241 in Photographic Film |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 158 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Prepare for Insights!
*by M***S on February 24, 2013*

Arguably the best book on directing theatre ever written (and possibly one of the best book on creativity). Anne Bogart is incisive and surgical in her use of language and she couples this with an insightful compassion and a red hot passion that makes for delightful reading. Should be required reading for any Directing or Theatre course.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Insightful and Inspiring
*by J***S on December 18, 2014*

I was locked in from the introduction. Anne Bogart is so poignant that I could see myself in every situation she describes. The points she makes about how to use your given circumstances is inspiring. This is a must read for any artist (but especially theatre artists and directors)!!!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant exploration of how art is made
*by M***S on March 18, 2010*

Although Anne Bogart's A DIRECTOR PREPARES: SEVEN ESSAYS ON ART AND THEATRE is directly concerned with how a piece of theatre comes into being, it transcends that single category and becomes a meditation on the nature of creativity and how art is made. A fantastic book for writers, dancers, musicians, and visual artists. Highly recommended!

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