Adapturgy : The Dramaturg's Art and Theatrical Adaptation.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (184 pages)
- Theater in the Americas Series .
- Theater in the Americas Series .
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One. Defining Practice -- 1. Adaptation for the Stage: A Dramaturgical Intervention -- 2. The Rise of American Dramaturgy -- 3. The Power of Adapturgy -- Part Two. Theorizing Practice -- 4. Palimpsestuous Pleasures -- 5. How to Do Things with Birds -- 6. Geographies of Adaptation -- Part Three. Practicing Theory -- 7. Working with the Script (The Spirit of the Source) -- 8. Working with the Production -- 9. Postmortem Adapturgy -- Appendixes -- 1: Interviews -- 2: Program Notes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- Back Cover.
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Theater--Production and direction. Dramaturges. PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General. PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Direction & Production. PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism.