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

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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