Word: stagecrafter
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...designing, staging and direction is the work of Hans Busch, 36, son of famed Conductor Fritz Busch. Hans, who studied stagecraft wherever his father happened to be conducting, e.g., in Dresden and at Britain's Glyndebourne, where he worked under Carl Ebert, is now an associate professor on the Indiana faculty. He also works at outside assignments. This winter he made his bow at the Met with a restyled (but not unanimously praised) Cavalleria Rusticana (TIME...
Most of the scripts suffered from beginner's errors in stagecraft. Few of the performers were actually called upon to perform; their parts required them mainly to recite monologues in formal poses. Little of the writing had really been adapted to the requirements of the stage. Nevertheless, the Theatre can be a valuable laboratory for these writers to improve their dramatic technique: particularly, they must learn to write lines meaningful and effective to an audience that hears them only once...
...hour-long prank is dangerous; this one was sheer disaster, and closed at week's end. Playwright Rice seemed to forget that cliches of satire can be every bit as mildewed as clichés of stagecraft. Result: an evening of heavy bowling balls that collided and careened while the tenpins remained untouched...
Jones is the most important designer, not only of the three, but of the entire American theater. Influenced directly by Gordon Craig's "new stagecraft," and indirectly by Adolphe Appia's theories of light, Jones designed a production of "A Man Who Married a Dumb Wife" in 1915. Instead of using stained glass and gothic arches to indicate a medieval scene, Jones symbolized the spirit of the play with light frame construction and cheerful primary colors. Historical accuracy was unimportant; in its place Jones put his own, highly personal, response to the play...
...earliest work in the exhibit is a model of Jones' seting for "A Man Who Married a Dumb Wife," which introduced a new concept of stagecraft to America in 1915. Other designs by Jones include sets for the John Barrymore "Hamlet" in 1923 and for several of Eugene O'Neill's plays, including "Mourning Becomes Electra" and "Ah, Wilderness...