The covers are lightly rubbed and chipped at the edges, with a series of closed tears at the head, else a clean, unmarked and solid copy. "'The Director' is an excellent antidote to unartistic, uncraftsmanlike stage practice. Whether it addresses the technical question of stagecraft or the larger questions of artistic intgerpretation generally, its expertise and and integrity make it an invaluable guide to the best modern standards of theatrical production" (publisher's blurb)