Professor Wendy Dann, along with Robert Moss (founder of Playwrights Horizons) published Staging Story: Five Fundamentals for the Beginning Director with Theatre Communications Group.
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“With a no-nonsense and blessedly candid approach, Bob Moss and Wendy Dann have written not only an indispensable practicum for the young director, but also a delightful refresher course for the working director. The authors encourage and challenge us to engage our theatrical imaginations for a lifetime of storytelling on a multitude of stages.” —Michael Mayer, Tony Award–Winning Director
By focusing on five fundamentals for staging a play—Story, Intention, Character, Space, and Theme—veteran theater directors Robert Moss and Wendy Dann help stage directors learn how to build their own practice and begin to master the daunting task of staging a story.
“Staging Story delivers on its promise to introduce the fundamentals of directing to beginning directors. The book is personal, practical, entertaining, and filled with insight. The emphasis is on storytelling and on the ways to turn narrative into effective, communicative moments onstage.” —Anne Bogart, Artistic Director, SITI Company
“This is the book I’ve been waiting for. It provides the director (and directing teacher) with practical exercises to start creating at once. Bob and Wendy’s fearlessness and joy are infectious as they welcome risk-taking, discovery, and even failure into the creative process.” —Kevin Moriarty, Artistic Director, Dallas Theater Center
“I learned how to tell a story using the simple yet essential principles in this book as I worked alongside Bob Moss. This new guide to the fundamentals of stage directing is a real gift to the profession for those just starting out, and for those who want a refresher on how directors watch, listen, and build a story.” —Lisa Peterson, Obie Award–Winning Director
Robert Moss is an American director and the founder of Playwrights Horizons in New York City. He helped develop Theatre Row on West 42nd Street and has been the artistic director at both the Hangar Theatre and Syracuse Stage.
Wendy Dann served as associate artistic director at the Hangar Theatre for seven seasons, and her regional directing work includes Dallas Theater Center, Alliance Theatre, Geva Theatre, and Syracuse Stage.