Art, consciousness, belief, unity. Theatre as art form ; Show business and entertainment ; Source of theatre ; Revelation of universe ; Making believe ; Harmony among the components ; Transcendence into oneness. Intuition, creativity, positation. Perfect right thought ; The learning process ; Intuition and absolute intelligence ; Universe expresses itself ; Unlimited creativity ; Say yes to everything ; Intellect and ego ; Left brain, the nuisance ; Allow nature to work for you. The cornerstones for success. General beauty ; Healthy respect for traditional form ; Predominant element ; World of the play ; Metaphor. Auditions and casting. The right actor ; Casting to type ; The actor at his worst ; Kindness ; Rapid effectiveness ; Gratitude and praise. How to say good-bye ; The wrong actor ; Length of audition ; "To whom do I play?" ; Courtesy auditions. Relation to actors. Fear ; Failure ; Praise ; Battles ; Forgiveness ; Questions ; Challenges and opportunities ; Intellect ; Touching ; Schedule ; Attention span ; Learning process ; Interruptions ; Illustrations ; Encouragement ; Outside rehearsals ; Discussions between actors ; Open rehearsals ; Scapegoatism ; Depersonalization ; Offstage relationships ; How not to praise an actor. Objectives. The golden key ; A system of wants ; The quest for the objective ; Indicating ; Finding actable verbs ; Upgrading the choice ; The crowbars: get and make. The rehearsal process. Preproduction homework ; Design conferences ; Text preparation ; First reading ; Measure of success ; Sitting rehearsal ; Blocking ; Composition and picturization ; Memorization ; Working rehearsal ; Improvisation ; Walkthroughs ; Runthroughs ; Notes ; Fitting room ; Special scenes ; Costume parade ; Dry technical ; Dressing room assignment ; Technical rehearsal ; Dress rehearsal ; Curtain calls ; Previews ; Opening night. Connotations. Uniforms, flags, and banners ; Connotative color ; Incidental music ; Budget ; Supernumeraries ; Aphorisms on comedy ; Beware the unresolved gestalt. An epilogue. The courage to act ; "Get lost, Toto!".