Play Readings: A Complete Guide for Theatre Practitionersdemystifies the standards and protocols of a play reading, demonstrating how to create effective and evocative readings for those new to or inexperienced with the genre. It examines all of the essential considerations involved in readings, including the use of the venue, pre-reading preparations, playwright/director communication, editing/adapting stage directions, casting, using the limited rehearsal time effectively, simple staging suggestions, working with actors, handling complex stage directions, talkbacks, and limiting the use of props, costumes, and music. A variety of readings are covered, including readings of musicals, operas, and period plays, for comprehensive coverage of this increasingly prevalent production form.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CREDITS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
PART ONE: BEFORE REHEARSALS
CHAPTER ONE: GOING PUBLIC
CHAPTER TWO: THE PRELIMINARIES
CHAPTER THREE: TIME RESTRICTIONS
CHAPTER FOUR: CASTING
CHAPTER FIVE: MODEL FOR A PLAY READING
CHAPTER SIX: STAGE DIRECTIONS
PART TWO: REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE
CHAPTER SEVEN: BEFORE REHEARSAL BEGINS
CHAPTER EIGHT Movement, Gestures and Adapting Stage Directions in Rehearsal
CHAPTER NINE: EDITING AND MOVEMENT FOR CHALLENGING TEXT AND STAGE DIRECTIONS
CHAPTER TEN: REVIEW AND TECH
CHAPTER ELEVEN: ACTING IN A PLAY READING
CHAPTER TWELVE: DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENTATION
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: DEVELOPING NEW MUSICALS AND OPERAS
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: NON-DEVELOPMENTAL READINGS
PART THREE: AFTl“`
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