| The Art and Craft of Play Directing Contributor(s): Stevens, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1300888482 ISBN-13: 9781300888482 Publisher: Lulu.com OUR PRICE: $9.44 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art |
| Physical Information: 0.21" H x 6" W x 9" (0.30 lbs) 86 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Theatre is an interpretive art based upon a director's emotional reaction to reading a play and imagining a production of that play. Before the audience experiences the production, the director must go through a process, part art and part craft, to create it. This book is intended to introduce undergraduate students with a solid theatre background to that process. Stevens includes chapters covering theatre and art, the interpretation of the script, composition and movement, working with actors, and matters of style. Each chapter contains exercises in order for students to consolidate what they have learned. The complete text of John Millington Synge's "Riders to the Sea" is included as an example and study text, and Stevens relates many examples from his own rich directing background. Twenty production photos, two sample floor plans, and numerous diagrams round out the text. The study of directing is a life-long project, and in this book Stevens provides a basis for that study. |