{"product_id":"theater-games-for-rehearsal-viola-spolin-9780810127494","title":"Theater Games for Rehearsal: A Director's Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn updated edition of a key reference text by \"the high priestess of improvisational theater\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA major force in the development of American theater, Viola Spolin devised pedagogical techniques that have influenced and inspired legions of actors, improvisers, and directors. \u003ci\u003eTheater Games for Rehearsal: A Director's Handbook, \u003c\/i\u003efirst published in 1985, is a practical application of Spolin's famous method that guides directors and their companies step-by-step through all phases of the rehearsal period. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTheater Games for Rehearsal, \u003c\/i\u003eSpolin shows in easy-to-follow detail how her techniques can be used for a variety of theater needs, from selecting performance material, casting, and building a harmonious company to warming up actors, creating stage space, and overcoming opening-night jitters. This new edition, edited by Carol Bleackley Sills, incorporates Spolin's wished-for updates: four important exercises have been added, and instructions presenting her improvisational approach have been clarified throughout. Sidecoaching instructions and game evaluations are boxed and highlighted for on-the-spot reading by the director during rehearsal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith these additions and improvements, \u003ci\u003eTheater Games for Rehearsal: A Director's Handbook \u003c\/i\u003ebrings Spolin's ideas to a new generation with greater accessibility and excitement. Featuring a new foreword by renowned film director Rob Reiner, the updated edition is mandatory for any theater bookshelf. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Viola Spolin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810127490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810127494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 7.72w x 0.40d","brand":"Viola Spolin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659643367679,"sku":"9780810127494","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/theater-games-for-rehearsal-viola-spolin-9780810127494","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}