Notes for directors and designers. is there a different direction by Pamela Howard

designer and director are merging to become a single unique creator of text and vision.

in the 20th century there is a move out of playhouses and into new spaces which results in a look at architecture 

designer/director relationship has conflicts

director believes it is a wonderful relationship

"life of sweetness and light, ideas flowing freely"

designer is described as an agreeable wife: "supportive, cooperative, good with money, decorative, and passed over."

the author discusses designer/directors, like Philip Prowse

he worked with Giles Havergal and Robert David Macdonald

they only wanted to do plays that they were passionate about and the passion would communicate directly to the audience

prowse worked on own visual language . had a team of interpreters who worked with constant elements

architect and theater maker Appia "creation" means synthesis of space, light, and performance achieved by personal vision

out of necessity the stage director was born - he financed and planned productions. worked with specific designer

designers and visual artists could not choose plays they wanted to do or hire directors they wanted to work with 

essay ends with the statement that we should end the master/ servant relationship