Malone, Toby

Cutting Plays for Performance: A Practical and Accessible Guide

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ISBN 13:
9780367748883
author:
Malone, Toby
format:
Paperback / softback
publisher:
Routledge
language:
English
Publication Year:
2021
Pages:
148
Dimensions:
23.4 x 15.6 x 0.9 centimeters (0
Genre:
Arts & Photography, Performing Arts, Theater,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£36.95

Description

Cutting Plays for Performance offers a practical guide to cutting a wide range of plays. This comprehensive text provides insight into the various reasons for cutting, methods to serve different purposes, and suggests ways of communicating cuts to a production team. The guide covers every aspect of the editing process, including structural issues such as plot beats, rhetorical concepts, and legal considerations. It also explores how to cut with specific goals in mind, such as time constraints, audience engagement, and storytelling. Practical worksheets and step-by-step examples help to round out the full range of skills and techniques required when approaching this key theatre-making task. Directors, dramaturgs, and teachers will find this book an indispensable tool throughout their careers, providing a systematic approach to cutting play texts that is accessible to all levels from students to seasoned professionals.

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