Best Revenge: How Theater Saved My Life and Has Been Killing Me Ever Since

Type

Book

Authors

Stephen Fife

ISBN 10

1885942249

ISBN 13

9781885942241

Tags

History & Criticism, Playwriting, Actors & Entertainers, Authors, Theatre, Humor & Entertainment, History, Play & Scriptwriting, Theater

Description

A middle-aged playwright—in conflict with his ex-wife, his current girlfriend, and a legion of creditors—journeys from Hollywood to Atlanta to work with his youthful idol, legendary avant-garde director Joseph Chaikin. Thus begins a roller coaster ride of a very unusual sort, combining personal revelations with theatrical obsessions, a step-by-step disclosure of a master director’s rehearsal process with a search for spiritual truth (and a decent night’s sleep). Just hop aboard and get a backstage pass to the "holding-on-by-your-fingernails" reality of the contemporary American theater.

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