Interpreting the Play Script Contemplation and Analysis [Hardcover]

One type of analysis cannot fit every play, nor does one method of interpretation suit every theatre artist or collaborative team. This is the first text to combine traditional and non-traditional models, giving students a range of tools with which to approach different kinds of performance.

Preface.- Introduction.- PART I: CONTEMPLATION AND INTUITIVE RESPONSE.- PART II: FORMALIST ANALYSIS.- PART III: DRAMATURGY AND THE NON-LINEAR PLAY.- PART IV: RESPONDING TO THE SCRIPT.- Index.

ANNE FLIOTSOS?is Associate Professor of Theatre at Purdue University, USA. Her publications include Teaching Theatre Today: Pedagogical Views of Theatre in Higher Education (2nd edition) and American Women Stage Directors of the 20th Century.Written by an experienced teacher with the needs of students in mind; providing pragmatic questions, exercises and sources for further reading
Challenges students and theatre practitioners to engage both their contemplative and analytical minds, resulting in a deeper understanding of the plays