The Theatre of Les Waters: More Like the Weather combines original writings from Les Waters with short essays by a wide range of his collaborators, creating a personal and multifaceted portrait of an influential director, revered mentor, and inspirational theatre artist The book begins with a critical introduction of Waters8217s work, followed by essays written by a wide range of Waterss collaborators over the past four decades These essays are framed by shorter pieces of writing by Waters himself: reflections, inspirations, observations, and personal anecdotes At the heart of this book lies the notion that the director8217s central position in theatrical production is defined by collaboration and that a study of directing should take into account how a director works with playwrights, designers, actors, stage managers, and dramaturgs to turn artistic vision into concrete reality on stage An insightful resource for early career or student directors in theatre programs, The Theatre of Les Waters sheds light on the art of theatre directing by exploring the work of a major theatre artist whose accomplished career sits at the heart of American theatre in the 21st century Drawing on aspects of memoir, case study, interview, miscellany, biography, and criticism, this is also an enlightening read for anyone with an interest in how theatre artists bring their creative vision to life