This is a fun watch:
https://tedxsydney.com/talk/what-is-theatre-capable-of/
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This is a fun watch:
https://tedxsydney.com/talk/what-is-theatre-capable-of/
An incredible director and teacher passed away recently.
Mary Zimmerman remembers him, and some of what we can all learn from him as directors, in this article:
https://www.americantheatre.org/2023/01/09/frank-galati-passionate-enthusiast-and-philosopher-king/
Also this article is amazing:
https://chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/in-the-room-with-frank-galati/?fbclid=IwAR2wXAO1YBNUYTFedkkIiGRrOFWzJ2RayNRM6_Y8pnrKqUOsoJXtMcGjyuM
The esteemed Margaret Webster, amazing woman theater director ahead of her time, interviewed by Studs Terkel in Chicago in 1961. She is so wise about Shakespeare. A great listen.
https://studsterkel.wfmt.com/programs/margaret-webster-talks-studs-terkel
I mean, not by American standards...but:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/21/t-magazine/ivo-van-hove.html