The Art of Active Dramaturgy: Transforming Critical Thought into Dramatic Action
- ISBN-10
- 1585104566
- ISBN-13
- 9781585104567
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 234
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-03-01
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing
- Author
- Lenora Inez Brown
Description
The Art of Dramaturgy is a transformative approach to dramaturgical thinking and collaboration. Each chapter includes ways to approach so-called old plays or set texts (think Shakespeare or Pinter or Parks) and then takes it up a notch to show how to use those skills when working on new plays.
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- 2010-03-01
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