Guide to the Theatre of Action: Theory of Professional Acting and Directing

Anna Eižvertiņa, director, pedagogue, professor emeritus at the Latvian Academy of Culture, has created a teaching aid on the theory of professional theatre art in Latvian.

In ten chapters, the author gives an insight into the history of theatre, focuses in detail on the actor's work, the theory and practice of directing, the director's work, the musical score, etc. The guide is accompanied by appendices with excerpts of original works by some of the personalities mentioned in the book (Jerzy Grotowski, Oļģerts Kroders, Vsevolod Meierhold, etc.).