How to Read a Play: Script Analysis for Directors (2)

Synopsis

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, surveys 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 features 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.

Copyright:

2025

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781040146699

Related ISBNs:

9781317283621, 9781040146644, 9781032470849, 9781003384502, 9781032470825

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

10/07/24

Copyrighted By:

Damon Kiely. The right of Damon Kiely to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Drama, Plays and Theater

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