{"product_id":"how-to-read-a-play-damon-kiely-9780415748230","title":"How to Read a Play: Script Analysis for Directors","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Read a Play\u003c\/em\u003e outlines the cruicial work required for a play before the first rehearsal, the first group reading or even the before the cast have met. 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book provides a broad range of tools and methods that can be used when reading a text, including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLessons from the past. What can we learn from Aristotle, Stanislavsky, Meyerhold, Vakhtangov, Brecht and Harold Clurman? This section establishes the models and methods that underpin much of a director's work today. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA survey of current practices in Western theatre. A combination of research, interviews and observation of practical work addresses the main stages in understanding a play, such as getting to know characters, sharing ideas, mapping the action and grappling with language. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA workbook, setting out twenty one ways of breaking down a play, from the general to the particular. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributions, reflections and interjections from a host of successful directors make this the ideal starting point for anyone who wants to direct a play, or even devise one of their own. This wide range of different approaches, options and techniques allows each reader to create their own brand of play analysis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Damon Kiely\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415748232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415748230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d","brand":"Damon Kiely","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988148388095,"sku":"9780415748230","price":56.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_92716b5d-2bd9-43f1-a361-a1d9f77df218.jpg?v=1683292898","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-to-read-a-play-damon-kiely-9780415748230","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}