Play 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.
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Noel, Tallulah, Cole, and Me: A Memoir of Broadway’s Golden Age
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Directing Shakespeare in America: Current Practices
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Sound and Music for the Theatre: The Art and Technique of Design
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A Director’s Guide to Stanislavsky’s Active Analysis: Including the Formative Essay on Active Analysis by Maria Knebel
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Chance Magazine Issue 5
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Performing Opera: A Practical Guide for Singers and Directors
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Much Ado: A Summer With a Repertory Theater Company
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Prague Quadrennial 2015
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Nicholas Hytner
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Devising Performance: A Critical History
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The 53rd State Occasional No. 2
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Audience Revolution: Dispatches from the Field
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company of Chicago: In Their Own Words
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Technical Management for the Performing Arts: Utilizing Time, Talent, and Money
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Devising Performance: A Critical History
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Technical Management for the Performing Arts: Utilizing Time, Talent, and Money
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The Technical Director’s Toolkit: Process, Forms, and Philosophies for Successful Technical Direction
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Technical Theater for Nontechnical People
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Concert Lighting: The Art and Business of Entertainment Lighting
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Performing Opera: A Practical Guide for Singers and Directors
$1,618