How to Read a Play

Script Analysis for Directors

Auteurs

• Damon Kiely

Paramètres

• 216 pages
• 8 heures de lecture

• Art / Culture
• Théâtre

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Analyzing performance texts is essential for directors and dramaturgs, and this book offers a comprehensive guide to various models of text analysis. It begins with a historical overview of play analysis from Aristotle, followed by an examination of contemporary Western theatre practices through research and interviews, categorized by directors' tasks. The final section serves as a workbook, providing exercises that reinforce the insights gained. Readers are encouraged to experiment with these practices to develop their own analytical approach to performance texts.

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• Année de publication: 2016
• Reliure: (rigide)