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; including:Lessons 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 directorrsquo;s work today. A 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. A workbook; setting out twenty one ways of breaking down a play; from the general to the particular. Contributions; 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.
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