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| | Director Page for Theatre w/Anatoly |
 | | In 1905, theorist-essayist-designer Gordon Craig specified in On the Art of the Theatre that "the directorial function is fully established as the art of synthesizing script, design, and performance into a unique and splendid theatrical event" (quoted in Cohen 1983, 141). |
 | | In 1913, Jacques Copeau added, "the director's primary task is the faithful translation of the dramatist's script into a 'poetry of the theatre'" (quoted in Brockett 1982, 578). |
 | | By the 1970s, authors of theatre texts were proclaiming, "the director is the final authority in all matters related to production; he stages the play, coaches the actors, integrates the entire production" (Sievers, Stiver, and Kahan 1974, 11). |
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