Anne Bogart: Viewpoints (Career Development Series) [Paperback]

Michael Bigelow Dixon (Editor), Joel A. Smith (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1995 | ISBN-10: 1880399806 | ISBN-13: 978-1880399804 | Edition: 1st

Including contributions from... Porter Anderson, Gregory Gunter, Eelka Lampe, Ellen Lauren, Charles L. Mee, Jr., Paula Vogel, Anne Bogart, Mel Gussow, Tina Landau, Eduardo Machado, Tadashi Suzuki, plus the text of Small Lives/ Big Dreams created by the SITI Company.

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And interesting account of the methodology and performance ethos of a singular director; recommended for theater collections. -- Carolyn Mulac

Viewpoints is a compilation of articles by and about director Anne Bogart, who has developed her own highly unusual method. -- Stage Directions

About the Author

Michael Bigelow Dixon has served as literary manager at Actors Theatre of Louisville throughout the second decade of the Humana Festival of New American Plays. He's also held positions as literary manager at the Alley Theatre and literary associate at South Coast Repertory. He has been a Theatre Management Fellow at the National Endowment for the Arts, and has taught at North Carolina Central University, UC-Riverside, Rice University, and Action Theatre in Singapore. He has co-edited ten volumes of plays and criticism, and co-written more than twenty plays, fifteen of which are published. He is now the associate artistic director at the Actors Theatre of Louisville.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Smith & Kraus Pub Inc; 1st edition (March 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1880399806
• ISBN-13: 978-1880399804
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #400,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars If you're looking for answers...go elsewhere., July 1, 2001

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This review is from: Anne Bogart: Viewpoints (Career Development Series) (Paperback)

Having been introduced to the concept of "Viewpoints" in a weekend directing workshop, I was eager to read more about it. After reading this book, I know less about "Viewpoints" than before I started. If you're looking for an insight into how Anne Bogart works (and she very well may be very talented - I don't know, as I've never seen one of her productions) you won't find it here. There is much discussion about "the Viewpoints" and referrences to "the Viewpoints" and even definitions of "the Viewpoints", but as far as what Anne Bogart does WITH "the Viewpoints" I have no idea. One reviewer is correct - this book is a love story, written by people who think that Anne Bogart is the Messiah of Modern, er Postmodern Theatre. If you're looking to join in the lovefest, by all means, sign up. If you're looking for insights into how to work "the Viewpoints" into your work...you'll be disappointed.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A nescesary view into the direction of contemporary theater, September 20, 1999

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This review is from: Anne Bogart: Viewpoints (Career Development Series) (Hardcover)

This short book gives a view into the methods of Anne Bogarts visionary style. Although no book can do Ms. Bogart justice, VIEWPOINTS allows readers to understand how her presence is effecting American contemporary theater. Her compassion, love for theater, and energy pervade every essay. Ms. Bogart's work is in line with Brecht and Stanislavski and this book is an insight into her brilliance.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It will change your life., August 4, 1999

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This review is from: Anne Bogart: Viewpoints (Career Development Series) (Hardcover)

This book has changed my artistic and intellectual life forever. Have no doubt, Ms. Bogart is the most brilliant artist working today. This book only scratches the surfce, but what it reveals will open new worlds to you. If you work in, or study, or love the theatre, you MUST read this book.