Theater for Beginners - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Theater for Beginners write by Richard Maxwell. This book was released on 2015-02-16. Theater for Beginners available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "One of the strongest directors out there—an artist committed to making us see the world for what it is." — New Yorker With his ongoing exploration into actor behavior and an ever-innovative body of work, Richard Maxwell has written a study guide to the art of making theater. This illuminating volume provides a deeper understanding of his work, aesthetic philosophy, and process for creating theater. Richard Maxwell is a director and playwright and the artistic director of New York City Players. Maxwell's plays have been commissioned and presented in over 20 countries. He is a Doris Duke Performing Artist. Maxwell has been selected for a Guggenheim Fellowship, two OBIE Awards, a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grant, and he was an invited artist in the Whitney Biennial (2012). Maxwell is the recipient of the 2014 Spalding Gray Award.
Drama Menu
Drama Menu - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Drama Menu write by Glyn Trefor-Jones. This book was released on 2015. Drama Menu available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Packed full of drama games, ideas and suggestions, Drama Menu is a unique new resource for drama teachers.
Prop Building for Beginners
Prop Building for Beginners - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Prop Building for Beginners write by Eric Hart. This book was released on 2021-04-18. Prop Building for Beginners available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Prop Building for Beginners outlines the basic concepts of prop building by featuring step-by-step instructions to create twenty of the most commonly featured items in theatrical and filmed productions. This book uses a combination of projects to expose readers to a wide range of materials and tools that they might find in a basic scenery or costume shop, serving both as a guide to building simple props and as a crash course in the variety of items a props person may have to build. The projects require a variety of tools, techniques, and materials so that a practitioner who completes all of them will have received a complete introduction to the basics of prop building. Assuming no previous knowledge of prop building, this is the perfect primer for students, hobbyists, or community theater enthusiasts looking to enter the prop shop. Prop Building for Beginners includes access to full-scale printable versions of the patterns featured in the book.
A Beginner's Guide to Devising Theatre
A Beginner's Guide to Devising Theatre - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Beginner's Guide to Devising Theatre write by Jess Thorpe. This book was released on 2019-09-19. A Beginner's Guide to Devising Theatre available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Winner of the 2021 Music & Drama Education Award for Outstanding Drama Education Resource Much of the theatre we make starts with a script and a story given to us by someone else. But what happens when we're required to start from scratch? How do we begin to make theatre using our own ideas, our own perspective, our own stories? A Beginner's Guide to Devising Theatre, written by the artistic directors of the award-winning young people's performance company Junction 25 and is aimed at those new to devising or wanting to further develop their skills. It explores creative ways to create original theatre from a contemporary stimulus. It offers a structure within which to approach the creative process, including ideas on finding a starting point, generating material, composition and design; it offers practical ideas for use in rehearsal; and it presents grounding in terminology that will support a confident and informed approach to production. The book features contributions from some of the young performers who have been a part of Junction 25's work to date, as well as key artists and companies that work professionally in devised theatre, including case studies from Quarantine, the Team, Mammalian Diving Reflex, Nic Green and Ontroerend Goed. The work of Junction 25 is used to illustrate the concepts and ideas set out in the book. Ideal for any student faced with the challenge of creating work from scratch, A Beginner's Guide to Devising Theatre offers constructive guidance, which supports the requirements of students taking Drama and Theatre Studies courses. The book includes a foreword by theatre critic Lyn Gardner.
Directing in Musical Theatre
Directing in Musical Theatre - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Directing in Musical Theatre write by Joe Deer. This book was released on 2014-01-10. Directing in Musical Theatre available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This comprehensive guide, from the author of Acting in Musical Theatre, will equip aspiring directors with all of the skills that they will need in order to guide a production from beginning to end. From the very first conception and collaborations with crew and cast, through rehearsals and technical production all the way to the final performance, Joe Deer covers the full range. Deer’s accessible and compellingly practical approach uses proven, repeatable methods for addressing all aspects of a production. The focus at every stage is on working with others, using insights from experienced, successful directors to tackle common problems and devise solutions. Each section uses the same structure, to stimulate creative thinking: Timetables: detailed instructions on what to do and when, to provide a flexible organization template Prompts and Investigations: addressing conceptual questions about style, characterization and design Skills Workshops: Exercises and ‘how-to’ guides to essential skills Essential Forms and Formats: Including staging notation, script annotation and rehearsal checklists Case Studies: Well-known productions show how to apply each chapter’s ideas Directing in Musical Theatre not only provides all of the essential skills, but explains when and how to put them to use; how to think like a director.
