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Rob Roznowski is the Head of Acting and Directing in the Department of Theatre at Michigan State University. Rob also served as the National Outreach and Education Coordinator for Actors’ Equity Association. As an actor and director, he has worked at the Long Wharf Theatre, the Goodspeed Opera House, the Pittsburgh Public Theatre, and Florida Studio Theatre. He has also co-directed, produced and written several award-winning short and feature-length films.

Kirk Domer is the Head of Design and Associate Chair for the Department of Theatre at Michigan State University. As the Resident Scene Designer for the Ohio Light Opera, Kirk has designed such world premiere operas as James Stuart and Robert Ward’s A Friend of Napoleon and the North American premieres of Emmerich Kálmán’s A Soldier’s Promise and Autumn Maneuvers. He has designed Scenery and Props for The BoarsHead Professional Theatre, The Madison Repertory Theatre, Eastman School of Music, Riverwalk Theatre, and Make*a*Circus.

Finally, a book that addresses one of the most important elements of theatrical production, the collaboration between director and designer.

This accessible and helpful guide addresses the crucial relationship between theatrical production team members. Experienced director Rob Roznowski and designer Kirk Domer offer prescriptive and proactive tips to create the ideal production environment. This three part book combines theory, practice, and exercises and will help anyone involved in the theatre to develop appropriate and healthy collaborative skills.

Topics Covered Include:

* The Vocabulary of Collaboration

* Script Analysis

* Responses to Criticism

* Research Methods

PART I: Collaboration in Theory
• The Vocabulary of Collaboration * Script Analysis for Collaboration * Research Methods for Collaboration
• Presenting the Collaboration
• Revising the Collaboration
• Collaboration Through Rehearsal
• The Collaboration, Post Mortem
• PART II: Collaboration in Practice
• Preparing for The Life
• The Life in Design
• The Life in Rehearsal
• The Life in Review
• The Life in Pictures
• PART III: Collaboration in the Classroom * Preparing the Collaborative Class
• Collaborative Studio * Collaboration in Life