On the Job
Theatre pros recall the doors they’ve opened by assisting (including a few better left closed).
Category Archives: Approaches to Theatre Training
I Get a Sidekick Out of You
For one young director, assisting is a tricky balancing act with a great view.
Design Is Not a Private Affair
And it never has been, say pros who relish their assistants’ creativity and appetite for knowledge.
Supporting Roles
Assisting is a rite of passage for many artists. Are they getting ahead—or just getting coffee?
Learning by Lending a Hand
In Jan. 2012’s “Approaches to Theatre Training” issue, we ask directors, actors, and writers what it means–and how it feels–to be an assistant.
In the Beginning Was the Body
From Lecoq and Laban to Michael Chekhov and Suzuki, U.S. movement training derives its strength and purpose from abroad.
In Search of Stillness
Capturing the purity and energy of not moving is the roof of the invisible body.
Moved to Silence
A good mime, asserted the late Marcel Marceau, trains to be an athlete of the heart.
Actors on the Move
Ten performers analyze the training regimens that animate them on stage.
Let’s Get Physical: What’s Happening Now?
U.S. movement teachers prefer either a hybrid or an integration of disciplines in the service of training the actor’s body.
