Paul Baker and the integration of abilities /
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| Imprint: | Fort Worth, Tex. : TCU Press, ©2003. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (261 pages) : illustrations |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11119577 |
| Summary: | "Irritating, arrogant, nuts -- and a genius." That's what Charles Laughton said of Paul Baker. He also said, "Paul Baker is one of the most important minds in the world theater today. He seems to have invented new ways of doing things, and I think something big will come out of it." Something big did come out of it. Baker's production of Eugene McKinney's A Different Drummer received an invitation from C.B.S. TV's cultural program, "Omnibus," to present the play live from their New York studio. Baker's production of As I Lay Dying, Robert Flynn's adaptation of William Faulkner's novel, brought an invitation to stage the play at the Theater of Nations in Paris, the first non-Broadway production to compete there. It won a Special Jury Award. His presentation of Preston Jones' Texas Trilogy, took Jones and the trilogy to Broadway. Baker's architectural visions at Baylor Theater, the Dallas Theater Center, and Trinity University's Ruth Taylor Theater have inspired similar constructions not only in the U.S. but in such unexpected places as Manila and Seoul. Architect Arthur Rogers stated, "No single person has contributed more to [theater architecture] than Paul Baker." Equally important to Baker was his role as a teacher and mentor. His teaching philosophy, based on his famous class "The Integration of Abilities," has been inspirational not only in the world of theater and the arts but also in religious worship, in the lives of those who have become parents, musicians, psychologists, insurance adjustors and businessmen. Despite invitations from theaters in other places including Austria, Germany, Yugoslavia, New Zealand, and offers of positions at other universities, Baker chose to remain in Texas where he was born and where he lives today. Book jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (261 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585451370 9780585451374 9780585451370 |