TY - BOOK AU - Thomas,James Michael TI - Script analysis for actors, directors, and designers T2 - A Focal Press Book SN - 9781032382043 AV - PN1707 .T46 2024 U1 - 808.2 T36 23 PY - 2024/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon [UK], New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Drama KW - Explication N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-215) and index; Chapter 1: Action Analysis Chapter 2: Foundations of the Plot: Given Circumstances Chapter 3: Foundations of the Plot: Background Story Chapter 4: Plot: External and Internal Action in the Dialogue Chapter 5: Plot: Progressions and Structure Chapter 6: Character Chapter 7: Idea Chapter 8: Dialogue Chapter 9: Tempo, Rhythm, and Mood Chapter 10: Style Chapter 11: A Case Study of Postmodern Drama: Heiner MuÌ#x88;ller's Hamletmachine Appendix A: The Score of a Role Appendix B: Functional Analysis for Designers Appendix C: Further Questions for Script Analysis; CAS; Bachelor of Arts in Communication N2 - "Script Analysis for Actors, Directors, and Designers, Seventh Edition, teaches the skills of script analysis using a formalist approach that examines the written part of a play to evaluate its potentials for performance and production. This new edition features new and revised content, including an analysis of two new plays, Kalidasa's Shakuntala and Federico Garcia Lorca's The House of Bernarda Alba, information for the theatre designer integrated in chapters throughout the book, and an expanded appendix on critical approaches to Script Analysis. Explorations of both classic and unconventional plays are combined with clear examples, end-of-chapter summaries, and stimulating questions that will allow actors, directors, and designers to immediately incorporate the concepts and processes into their theatre production work. An excellent resource for students of Acting, Script Analysis, Directing, Playwriting, and Stage Design courses, this book provides the tools to effectively bring a script to life on stage"-- ER -