DRAMATIC MEASURES

<p>Is Meryl Streep really a good actress? Why are most creative people Democrats? What’s a dramaturg? Why is it important to sing louder at the end? Answers to these questions and tips on acting directing and career building in the arts jam-pack this lively memoir about life in the theater.</p><p>The author spent nearly 25 years as a professional stage director in New York and regional theater after attending the Yale School of Drama with such future movie and television stars as Oscar-winning actress Frances McDormand John Turturro Roc Dutton Angela Bassett Kate Burton and Sabrina Le Beauf. His observations and insights provide a unique peek at life behind the scenes and beyond the curtain for industry professionals and lovers of film television and the theater alike.</p><p> </p><p>“Drawing on his long career in the theater Chris Angermann has mined a rich vein of source material and created a work that will be a gift to all who read it. Folks with an interest in working in the arts will find helpful guidance in <em>Dramatic Measures</em>; everyone else will enjoy the ringside seat that he provides and profit from his nuggets of wisdom.”</p><p><em>Rick Davis Professor of Theater</em><br />Dean College of Visual and Performing Arts<br />George Mason University</p><p> </p>