How to read a play: script analysis for directors

"Now in a fully updated second edition, How to Read a Play offers methods for analyzing play scripts from a diverse range of perspectives, giving directors practical tools as they prepare for production. Based on interviews with award winning directors, university professors, and experimental t...

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Beteilige Person: Kiely, Damon (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY Routledge 2025
Ausgabe:Second edition.
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Links:https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/-/9781040146699/?ar
Zusammenfassung:"Now in a fully updated second edition, How to Read a Play offers methods for analyzing play scripts from a diverse range of perspectives, giving directors practical tools as they prepare for production. Based on interviews with award winning directors, university professors, and experimental theatre companies, How to Read a Play provides practical advice on how to first approach a script, prepare for design meetings, get ready for casting sessions, and lay the groundwork for rehearsals with actors. The book starts with a brief historical overview of famous directors, survey's the work of experimental theatres that devise their work, and ends with twenty-one practical exercises. The second edition includes material from interviews with a diverse range of directors and includes perspectives on identity, race, trauma, and joy in working on new plays and redefined classic works. How to Read a Play is written for anyone who loves studying the craft of directing. Students and early career directors will be introduced to basic techniques for breaking down a script for production. Established artists will enjoy a behind the scenes peek at the methods and processes of directors with a diverse range of perspectives"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 10, 2024)
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 193 Seiten) illustrations
ISBN:9781003384502
1003384501
9781040146644
1040146643
9781040146699
1040146694