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Author Kahn, David, 1955-

Title Scriptwork : a director's approach to new play development / David Kahn & Donna Breed ; with a foreword by Lanford Wilson.

Publication Info. Carbondale, Ill. : Southern Illinois University Press, [1995]
©1995

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 183 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 177) and index.
Contents Choosing projects -- Developmental approach -- Developmental dramaturgy -- The unrehearsed reading -- Rehearsed workshops -- Appendix: Interviews.
Access Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL
Summary Despite the popular myth that plays arrive at the theatre fully formed and ready for production, the truth is that for centuries, most scripts have been developed through a collaborative process in rehearsal and in concert with other theatre artists. David Kahn and Donna Breed provide the first codified approach to this time-honored method of play development, with a flexible methodology that takes into account differing environments and various stages of formation.
SDrectors can use this unique guidebook for new play development from the beginning to the end of the process. Kahn and Breed explore ways of choosing new projects, talk about where to find new scripts, and explore the legal aspects of script development. They present a detailed system for theatrical analysis of the new script and show how to continue exploration and development of the script within the laboratory of the theatre. Most importantly, they delineate the parameters of the relationship between the director and the playwright, offering proven methods to help the playwright and to facilitate the healthy development of the script. Kahn and Breed offer suggestions on casting, incorporating rewrites, and script handling plus how and when to use audience response and how to decide what step to take next. They also include extended interviews with developmental directors, dramaturgs, and playwrights, who give credence to the new script development process.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
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Subject Theater -- Production and direction.
Theater -- Production and direction.
Drama -- Explication.
Drama -- Explication.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Breed, Donna, 1941-
Other Form: Print version: Kahn, David, 1955- Scriptwork. Carbondale, Ill. : Southern Illinois University Press, ©1995 0809319853 (DLC) 94005425 (OCoLC)30739642
ISBN 0585187126 (electronic book)
9780585187129 (electronic book)
0809319853
0809317591 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
9780809319855
9780809317592 (paperback ; alkaline paper)