Introduction . . 3 
The Greenroom . . 8 
The Hunter and the Game . . 12 
Hunting Instincts . . 17 
The Lamppost and the Alley . . 24 
The Fatal Spin . . 28 
The Problem with "Training," or "Slaves of the Ant-God, Throog" . . 31 
Emotion . . 38 
The Map and the Territory . . 41 
Theatrical Forms . . 45 
Totalitarian Tendencies . . 50 
Repression . . 58 
Politically Correct . . 63 
Great American Plays and Great American Poetry . . 70 
The Bathing Machine . . 75 
Stagecraft . . 81 
Impertinence . . 88 
The End of Adolescence . . 90 
Subvention . . 95 
Two Teachers . . 103 
A Culture of Confession . . 108 
Theatrical Culture . . 115 
Third Parties . . 120 
On the General Uselessness of the Rehearsal Process . . 128 
The Fallacy of the Director . . 135 
Directing for the Stage . . 144 
Time . . 152 
Acknowledgments . . 157