How to read a play

How to read a play: script analysis for directors

by Kiely, Damon

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"The work done on a play before the first rehearsal, the first group reading or even the before the cast have met, can be crucial to the success of a production. Directors and dramaturgs must know how to analyze, understand and interpret a play or performance text if they hope to bring it to life on the stage. This book provides a broad range of tools and methods that can be used when reading a text"--Publisher description

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Title Statements

  • Full title :How to read a play : script analysis for directors / Damon Kiely.

Summary

"The work done on a play before the first rehearsal, the first group reading or even the before the cast have met, can be crucial to the success of a production. Directors and dramaturgs must know how to analyze, understand and interpret a play or performance text if they hope to bring it to life on the stage. This book provides a broad range of tools and methods that can be used when reading a text"--Publisher description

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2016

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):New York, Routledge
  • Place of Publication:Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2016

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781317283621, 1317283627, 0415748224, 9780415748223, 9780415748230, 0415748232, 9781315642642, 1315642646, 9781317283638, 1317283635, 9781317283614, 1317283619
  • DOI:10.4324/9781315642642
  • oclc:ocn945095154
  • LC Classification:PN1707
  • Dewey Decimal:792.02/33

Table of Contents

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Lessons from the Past; 3 Survey of Current Practices; 4 Reading a Play without a Script; 5 Workbook Chapter; Appendices; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Appendix 5; Appendix 6; Appendix 7; List of Interviews; Biographies of Interviewees; Bibliography; Index.

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