Ghost light : an introductory handbook for dramaturgy / Michael Mark Chemers.
Edition:
Second edition.
Publisher:
Southern Illinois University Press,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
xxiv, 251 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Foreword / Faedra Chatard Carpenter -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Part One : Philosophy. What the #$%@ is a dramaturg? -- Historicizing dramaturgy -- Power plays -- Part Two : Analysis. The twelve-step program for script analysts -- Form follows function -- Why this play now? -- Part Three : Practice. New plays -- The company -- Audiences -- Appendixes. A: The casebook -- B: The dramaturg's library -- C: Journals, periodicals, and online databases -- D: Accessing original texts online -- E: Recommended play anthologies.
Summary:
"Since its release in 2010, Ghost Light: An Introductory Handbook for Dramaturgy has become the international standard for dramaturgy training and practice. As the field of dramaturgy continues to shift and change, this new edition prepares theatre students and practitioners to create powerful, relevant performances of all types"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.