Directing with the Michael Chekhov Technique by Mark Monday

Abstract

Directing with the Michael Chekhov Technique is a much welcome addition to exploring Chekhov’s methodologies as the examination of the work of Russian theatre practitioners continues to gather apace in the West. There are several works on his technique from an acting practitioner’s perspective, such as Lenard Petit’s The Michael Chekhov Handbook (2009) with Sinead Rushe’s Michael Chekhov’s Acting Technique (2019) about to join the stable, and as well as returning to translations of the exponent’s own To The Actor. Yet, rarely is anything written about using Chekhov techniques through a directorial lens explicitly and in such a progressive manner that could be applied to a whole rehearsal process.