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008 180307s2016 enk 001 0 eng c
010 _a 2017491263
020 _a9781848423466
_q(paperback)
040 _cAE-ShPAA
042 _apcc
050 _aPN2071.R45
_bS93 2016
082 _a792.02/8
_223
100 1 _aSwale, Jessica,
_eauthor.
_912650
245 1 0 _aDrama games for rehearsals /
_cJessica Swale ; foreword by Marianne Elliott.
264 1 _aLondon :
_bNick Hern Books Limited,
_c2016.
300 _axxv, 197 pages ;
_c22 cm.
336 _astill image
_bsti
_2rdacontent
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _aIncludes index.
501 _aP.B
501 _aP.B
505 0 _aPart One: GETTING STARTED (in which we warm up). Physical games: warming up the body ; Vocal games: warming up the voice; Focus games: warming up the mind -- Part Two: THE STORY OF THE PLAY (in which we get to know the text) -- Part Three: THE WORLD OF THE PLAY (in which we look at the genre of the play and how to tackle it). Greek tragedy ; Shakespeare and his contemporaries ; Restoration and Georgian comedy ; Physical theatre and commedia dell'arte ; Early modern comedy ; Modern drama and naturalism ; New plays -- Part Four: SOUND AND MUSIC (in which we create the sound and sense of the world) -- Part Five: 'BEGINNERS' (in which we wait in the wings).
520 _a"A new title in the ever-growing, increasingly popular Drama Games series: another dip-in, flick-through, quick-fire resource book, packed with dozens of drama games that can be used in rehearsals. This latest book from acclaimed playwright, director, and theater educator Jessica Swale is an invaluable resource for directors, teachers, students, and actors."--
520 8 _a77 games, indexed alphabetically and by skill: analysis, articulation, breath, characterisation, clarity, comedy, communication, confidence, connection, ensemble work, focus, imagination, improvisation, interaction, listening, observation, pace, physicality, rhythm, spontaneity, storytelling, structure, verse-speaking, vocabulary, voice.
650 0 _aActing games.
_912651
650 0 _aTheater rehearsals.
_9242
700 1 _aElliott, Marianne,
_d1966-
_ewriter of foreword.
_912652
830 0 _aDrama games.
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