How to Rehearse a Play : A Practical Guide for Directors.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Lessons from the Past -- Aristotle: Master of Plot -- The Duke of Saxe-Meiningen: Deep Reader of Texts -- Konstantin Stanislavski: Acting Coach -- Bertolt Brecht: Crafter of Details -- Peter Brook: Instigator of Improvisation -- Anne Bogart: Physical Ensemble Maker -- The Lessons of the Past -- Notes -- Chapter 3 A Survey of Current Practices -- Launching the Journey -- Exploring the Text -- Creating a World -- Shaping the Staging -- Detailing Scene Work -- Running the Play -- Collaborating with Designers in Technical Rehearsals -- Listening to Preview Audiences -- Opening the Show -- Launching the Journey -- Exploring the Text -- Creating a World -- Shaping the Staging -- Detailing Scene Work -- Running the Play -- Collaborating with Designers in Tech -- Listening to Preview Audiences -- Opening the Play -- Animating the Script -- Notes -- Chapter 4 Rehearsing a Play Without a Script: Notes on Devising -- The Spark -- Generating Material -- Revising and Rehearsing -- Audience Feedback -- How to Rehearse a Play -- Notes -- Chapter 5 Rehearsal Workbook -- Preparing for Rehearsal -- Launching the Journey -- Exploring the Text -- Creating a World -- Shaping the Staging -- Detailing Scene Work -- Creating a Rehearsal Schedule -- Preparing for Rehearsal -- Launching the Journey -- Exploring the Text -- Creating a World -- Shaping the Staging -- Detailing Scene Work -- Creating a Rehearsal Schedule -- Notes -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- List of Interviews -- Biographies of Interviewees -- Index.

Based on interviews with over forty award-winning artists, How to Rehearse a Play offers multiple solutions to the challenges that directors face from first rehearsal to opening night.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.