ABSTRACT
In the world of directing, inspiration usually comes across as a sincere instinctual attachment to an idea; an image; a sound; a person; or a sensory, emotional, or intellectual stimulus. For directors and audiences alike, performances can be powerful triggers of inspiration. They invite us to think, participate, share, play, empathize, and imagine. Directors are usually attracted to particular genres, texts, themes, and processes, a connection that is essential for artistic growth. The decision to embark on a project varies according to factors determined by personality, life circumstances, education, and training. Creative Reading is an involved lécture that invites "stage readers" to look for performative parameters in the text. Negotiating between the pragmatics of production and the fleeting nature of imagination is a crucial challenge. Like actors, audiences also welcome surprises, no less because they touch upon regions of the subconscious where things imagined, fantasized, or even dreaded reside with little hope of release.
