histories of acting/directing

[Don Rubin]

jean was head of the rose bruford school in london (UK) for many years.  
an actor early on, he was also a translator of brecht and stanislavski. 
he has a good understanding of a variety of acting styles and is quite 
brillkiant on stanislavski (he also wrote the best biography of KS).  
his is a fine book and a good place to start.

don rubin

On 4/9/2013 11:17 AM, Guillermo Verdecchia wrote:
> I'm beginning to think about preparing to plan a first year intro to 
> theatre course. Can anyone recommend a good history of acting? For me, 
> not as a text book. A (brief) history of directing might be good too. 
> (Obviously a western focus implied here, but I'm open to comparative 
> or 'world' histories). Jean Benedetti's /Art of the Actor/has been 
> suggested: Anyone know it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Guillermo Verdecchia