Old but Always Relevant Text: Director Types
The First Type: The Puppeteer Secretly, or not so secretly, he wishes actors had no brain, no soul, no will, no freedom. If only he could move us like puppets—our emotions, our breath, our voice.“Say it like this,” he commands. “Do it like that.”And if you happen to not do it exactly as he wants… […]
Director Types
It is unfathomable but these two types of directors are still out there: the grand puppeteer (the god figure) the indifferent — chief blocker. The first type “puppeteer” He secretly (sometimes not so secretly) wishes actors had no brain and no will…Ah!If he (seldom she) could just puppeteer actors, their emotions and their intonations. — […]
