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Play Readings : A Complete Guide for Theatre Practitioners by Rob Urbinati (2015, Hardcover)

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Number of Pages: 224. Weight: 1.08 lbs. Publication Date: 2015-11-02. Publisher: FOCAL PR.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherRoutledge

ISBN-101138841285

ISBN-139781138841284

eBay Product ID (ePID)211786707

Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePlay Readings : a Complete Guide for Theatre Practitioners

Publication Year2015

SubjectTheater / General, Theater / Direction & Production, Acting & Auditioning

TypeTextbook

AuthorRob Urbinati

Subject AreaPerforming Arts

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight15.2 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2015-014185

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal792.02/8

Table Of ContentACKNOWLEDGEMENT 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: AFTER THE READING CHAPTER FIFTEEN: AUDIENCES AND TALKBACKS CHAPTER SIXTEEN: THE FOLLOW-UP EPILOGUE: MOVING FORWARD Appendix A - For Emerging Artists Appendix B - Unions and Guilds Appendix C - Selections, Cuttings and Excerpts Appendix D - A Playwright's Responses: E. Rey Patmatat Appendix E - Advice from a Casting Director: Tom Rowan Appendix F - International Readings: Horacio Perez INDEX

SynopsisPlay Readings: A Complete Guide for Theatre Practitioners demystifies 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.

LC Classification NumberPN2071.R45U93 2015