The Production Notebooks: Theatre in Process

An inside view of the process involved in the creation of four major theatrical productions - a sequel to The Production Notebooks: Volume 1

Four case-studies, written in diary form and illustated with production photographs and/or set and costume designs.

The featured productions in this volume are:

In the Blood

by Suzan-Lori Parks

David Esbjornson, director

John Dias, dramaturg

The Joseph Papp Public Theatre/New York Shakespeare Festival

The First Picture Show

by David and Ain Gordon, music by Jeanine Tesori

David Gordon, director

Corey Madden, dramaturg

Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, and ACT, San Francisco

The Geography Project

by Ralph Lemon, text by Tracie Morris

Ralph Lemon, director

Katherine Profeta, dramaturg

Yale Rep Theatre, New Haven

Shakespeare Rapid Eye Movement

based on dream excerpts from Shakespeare's plays

Robert Lepage, director

Lise Ann Johnson, chronicler

Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel, Munich