A Sense of Direction: Some Observations on the Art of Directing

A Sense of Direction represents a life s work at the art and craft of directing. Founder and long-time general director of the acclaimed American Conservatory Theatre, Bill Ball engages his audience in a wide-ranging discussion of the director s process from first reading through opening night. Speaking as a director s director, Ball offers a candid, personal account of his method of working including the choice of a play s essential elements, preproduction homework, casting, and rehearsal techniques. Throughout, his discovering and insights guide the director in building the world of the play and bringing it to life.

• Thinking Like a Director: A Practical Handbook
• Backwards & Forwards: A Technical Manual for Reading Plays
• The Empty Space: A Book About the Theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate
• Notes on Directing: 130 Lessons in Leadership from the Director's Chair
• A Director Prepares
• On Directing
• The Director's Craft: A Handbook for the Theatre
• Notes on Directing: 130 Lessons in Leadership from the Director's Chair (Performance Books)
• Tips: Ideas for Directors (Art of Theater Series)
• When We Were Young and Unafraid