Interpreting the play script
Subtitle: contemplation and analysis
By: Anne L. Fliotsos
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230290044
Subjects: Drama; PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General; PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism; Explication; PERFORMING ARTS / General
Description: "The starting point for virtually all theatre is studying the play script, but what does this involve? Interpreting the Play Script: Contemplation and Analysis argues that one type of analysis cannot fit every play, nor does one method suit every theatre artist or collaborative team. The first text to combine traditional and non-traditional models, it gives students a range of tools with which to approach different kinds of performance. Supported by pragmatic questions, practical exercises and sources for further reading, this book will challenge students and theatre practitioners to engage with the play using both analysis and contemplation. It is essential reading for anyone wanting to unlock and more fully understand the performance potential of any play"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: PART I: CONTEMPLATION AND INTUITIVE RESPONSE; title: PART II: FORMALIST ANALYSIS; title: PART III: DRAMATURGY AND THE NON-LINEAR PLAY; title: PART IV: RESPONDING TO THE SCRIPT; title: Index.