num_pages: 352
description: A collection of reminiscences, homages, tributes, and work journals tracing the life and work of master playwright-director-teacher Maria Irene Fornes presented in a hypertext fashion. Represented are performers, designers, and producers who have collaborated directly with Fornes on her productions over the years, playwrights who have studied with Fornes and describe writing exercies and master classes, as well as critics and scholars who provide contextual narratives about Fornes impact and influence on generations of American and world theatre. The volume concludes with a interview recently conducted with Fornes herself where she touches on not only the different aspects of her theatrical life but its movement and change over the last forty years.
language: English
title: Conducting a Life:  Reflections on the Theatre of Maria Irene Fornes
titlecomplete: Conducting a Life:  Reflections on the Theatre of Maria Irene Fornes
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Smith & Kraus Books for Kids