Understanding PlaysUnderstanding Plays As Texts for Performance offers seventeen plays with critical commentaries that span the range of Western writing for the theatre from the Greeks to the post-moderns. This book introduces readers to dramatic writing as "pre-texts" for theatrical performance written not only to be read, but also to be performed by actors before audiences. |
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Page 293
... begin to flash in rapid succession . ) So let's dance ! And snap ! And dance ! And snap ! ( MISS ROJ begins to dance as if driven by his de- mons . There is a blast of smoke and when the haze settles , MISS ROJ has revolved off and in ...
... begin to flash in rapid succession . ) So let's dance ! And snap ! And dance ! And snap ! ( MISS ROJ begins to dance as if driven by his de- mons . There is a blast of smoke and when the haze settles , MISS ROJ has revolved off and in ...
Page 306
... begins to listen to the music in her head . Slowly we begin to hear it , too . ) That's right , girl , there's a party goin ' on in- side of here . That's why when I walk down the street my hips just sashay all over the place . ' Cause ...
... begins to listen to the music in her head . Slowly we begin to hear it , too . ) That's right , girl , there's a party goin ' on in- side of here . That's why when I walk down the street my hips just sashay all over the place . ' Cause ...
Page 359
... begins to walk away . He turns , looks back at Joe . Joe follows . They exit . ) ( Prior listens . At first no sound , then once again , the sound of beating wings , frighteningly near . ) PRIOR : That sound , that sound , it .... What ...
... begins to walk away . He turns , looks back at Joe . Joe follows . They exit . ) ( Prior listens . At first no sound , then once again , the sound of beating wings , frighteningly near . ) PRIOR : That sound , that sound , it .... What ...
Contents
From Text to Performance | 3 |
PART TWO ELEMENTS OF DRAMA | 13 |
William Shakespeare | 22 |
Copyright | |
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