| List of Figures | p. xi |
| Abstract | p. xiii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xv |
| Introduction | p. xvii |
| Collaboration in Theory | |
| The Vocabulary of Collaboration | p. 3 |
| Shared Vocabulary | p. 3 |
| Getting the Job | p. 5 |
| Adapting Your Style | p. 6 |
| Clarifying Definitions | p. 7 |
| Avoiding Buzzwords | p. 8 |
| Respecting the Chain of Command | p. 8 |
| Respecting Your Fellow Artists | p. 10 |
| Communicating Positively | p. 11 |
| Collaboration Begins... | p. 12 |
| Summary | p. 12 |
| Script Analysis for Collaboration | p. 15 |
| The Director's Process | p. 16 |
| Primary Goals | p. 17 |
| Script Analysis | p. 17 |
| Creating a Premise | p. 18 |
| Creating the Production's Style | p. 20 |
| The Designer's Process | p. 21 |
| Preparing for Production Meetings | p. 22 |
| Identifying Collaboration Obstacles | p. 23 |
| Adjusting to a New Process | p. 24 |
| Using the Premise Creatively | p. 24 |
| Research Methods for Collaboration | p. 27 |
| Refining Internet Research | p. 27 |
| Distilling Further Research | p. 28 |
| Sharing Research | p. 29 |
| Researching as a Director | p. 29 |
| Researching as a Designer | p. 31 |
| Recycling Research | p. 31 |
| Further Research | p. 32 |
| Balancing Research | p. 33 |
| Implementing Research | p. 35 |
| Presenting the Collaboration | p. 37 |
| Initial Presentations of Designs | p. 37 |
| Solving Issues | p. 40 |
| Director's Response | p. 41 |
| Production Meetings | p. 42 |
| Maintaining Cohesion | p. 42 |
| Presenting II and III | p. 43 |
| Presenting to the Actors | p. 44 |
| Transforming Ideas | p. 44 |
| Revising the Collaboration | p. 45 |
| Negative Reactions | p. 45 |
| Overcoming Negativity | p. 46 |
| Collaboration Outside of Full Meetings | p. 49 |
| Prioritizing Issues | p. 50 |
| Maintaining the Chain of Command | p. 52 |
| Altering the Design | p. 52 |
| Director Revisions | p. 53 |
| Editing and Shaping the Style | p. 53 |
| Final Approval | p. 54 |
| Collaboration through Rehearsal | p. 55 |
| Changes through Rehearsal | p. 55 |
| Collaboration through Rehearsal | p. 55 |
| Clarity in Communication | p. 57 |
| Actors in the Design Process | p. 58 |
| Actors' Influence | p. 59 |
| Issues in Design Construction | p. 61 |
| The Lighting Designer in Rehearsals | p. 61 |
| Production Meetings through Rehearsals | p. 62 |
| Effective Technical Rehearsals | p. 63 |
| Setting Agendas | p. 64 |
| Director's Notes during Technical Rehearsals | p. 65 |
| Maintaining Respect | p. 66 |
| Opening Night | p. 67 |
| The Collaboration, Post Mortem | p. 69 |
| Defining Success | p. 69 |
| Reviewing the Review | p. 70 |
| Peer Review | p. 72 |
| Personal Review | p. 72 |
| Individual Review | p. 72 |
| Team Review | p. 73 |
| Personal Goals | p. 74 |
| Healthy Collaboration | p. 75 |
| Collaboration in Practice | |
| Preparing for The Life | p. 79 |
| Selecting the Show | p. 79 |
| Selecting for a Specific Audience | p. 81 |
| Director's Preparation | p. 82 |
| Finding the Premise | p. 82 |
| Personal History and Collaboration | p. 84 |
| Making Decisions Pre-collaboration | p. 85 |
| The Life in Design | p. 91 |
| The First Production Meeting | p. 91 |
| Further Research | p. 95 |
| Finding Balance in the Team | p. 97 |
| Specific Issues | p. 100 |
| Reactions and Revisions | p. 102 |
| Inspiring Collaboration | p. 103 |
| Expanding Designs | p. 104 |
| The Life in Rehearsal | p. 107 |
| Vocabulary Issues | p. 109 |
| Auditions | p. 109 |
| Casting and Costume | p. 109 |
| Designers at Rehearsals | p. 110 |
| Challenges | p. 113 |
| Choreography Complications | p. 113 |
| Realizing the Design | p. 114 |
| Changes through Rehearsal | p. 114 |
| Technical Rehearsals | p. 116 |
| Problem Areas | p. 116 |
| Successes | p. 117 |
| The Life in Review | p. 119 |
| Reflections | p. 119 |
| Response from Collaborators | p. 121 |
| Reviews | p. 123 |
| Post Mortem | p. 124 |
| The Life in Pictures | p. 131 |
| Collaboration in the Classroom | |
| Preparing the Collaborative Class | p. 137 |
| Theory in the Classroom | p. 137 |
| Preparing the Course | p. 138 |
| Needs of the Students | p. 139 |
| Self-examination | p. 140 |
| Expanding the Class | p. 141 |
| Selecting Scripts | p. 141 |
| Organizing the Projects | p. 143 |
| Sample Syllabus | p. 146 |
| Exercise: Cooperation versus Collaboration | p. 148 |
| Collaborative Studio | p. 153 |
| Project #1: Machinal | p. 153 |
| Project #2: Amadeus | p. 158 |
| Project #3: Sweet Charity | p. 158 |
| Student Responses | p. 164 |
| Collaboration in Life | p. 171 |
| Reflections | p. 171 |
| Approaching New Students | p. 172 |
| Evolution of the Class | p. 173 |
| Collaboration beyond Theatre | p. 173 |
| Final Thoughts | p. 174 |
| Bibliography | p. 175 |
| Index | p. 179 |
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