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Theatre for Children David Wood

Theatre for Children von David Wood

Theatre for Children David Wood

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Zusammenfassung

David Wood has been called by The London Times the national children's dramatist. Presenting theatre for children as a seperate art form, Mr. Wood analyzes the skills involved in entertaining and involving audiences of children everywhere.

Theatre for Children Zusammenfassung

Theatre for Children: A Guide to Writing, Adapting, Directing, and Acting David Wood

One of the world's leading children's dramatists provides a practical handbook of the skills involved in entertaining and involving audiences of children. A marvelous contribution to the world of Youth Theater...a must. -Robyn Flatt, Dallas Children's Theater. He has often been called the National Playwright for Children and he deserves it. -Cameron Mackintosh

Theatre for Children Bewertungen

Wood's great quality as a playwright is his confidence in his audience's ability to make giant imaginative leaps, coupled with a refusal to shortchange them artistically. * Financial Times *
A marvelous contribution to the world of Youth Theater...A must. -- Robyn Flatt, Dallas Children's Theater
An important resource...basic, highly readable, and extremely practical. * Stage Of The Art *
The national children's dramatist. * London Times *
For over thirty years David has had the ability to captivate children's minds.... He has often been called the National Playwright for Children and he deserves it. -- Sir Cameron Mackintosh

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1 Acknowledgements x Part 2 Foreword xii Part 3 Introduction xiv Part 4 PART 1, THEATRE FOR CHILDREN: A UNIQUE ART FORM 1 Chapter 5 What an audience! Why do children need their own theatre? The quest for quality. Pioneers and practitioners. Raising our standards. Part 6 PART 2, THE NATURE OF THE BEASTS: WHAT CHILDREN EN MASSE RESPOND TO 13 Part 7 THE DYNAMICS OF A CHILDREN'S AUDIENCE 15 Chapter 8 How Children Differ. A Children's Audience-Common Characteristics. Part 9 STORIES AND THEMES THAT CHILDREN LOVE: IDEAS THAT WORK ON THE STAGE 30 Chapter 10 Fantasy within Reality. Myths and Legends. Old Wine in New Bottles. Tales of the Anthropomorphic. The Quest. Toys and Inanimate Objects. Real Life. Contemporary Themes. Fairy Tales. Part 11 SUDDENLIES AND OTHER INGREDIENTS OF GOOD THEATRE FOR CHILDREN 38 Chapter 12 Suddenlies. Humour. Characters. Life or Death Situations. Language. Silence. Audience Participation. Scale. Puppetry. Magic within the Plot. Colourful Look on Stage. Lighting. Sound. Music. Mime and Movement. Climaxes and Cliffhangers. Justice and Fairnes Part 13 PART 3, WRITING ORIGINAL PLAYS 63 Part 14 THE CRAFT OF WRITING AN ORIGINAL PLAY 65 Chapter 15 Writing a Synopsis. Nine Steps towards a Synopsis. Steps towards a Synopsis for The Gingerbread Man. Synopsis for The Gingerbread Man. Subsequent Changes to the Synopsis. Steps towards a Synopsis for The See-Saw Tree. Synopsis for The Part 16 PART 4, ADAPTATION 123 Part 17 FROM PAGE TO STAGE: ADAPTING A CHILDREN'S BOOK 125 Chapter 18 Writing a Synopsis. Four Steps towards a Synopsis. Steps towards a Synopsis for The BFG. Synopsis for The BFG. Subsequent Changes to the Synopsis. Part 19 PART 5, DIRECTING AND THE PRODUCTION TEAM 153 Part 20 THE CHALLENGE 155 Part 21 Section 1: Pre-Production 155 Chapter 22 Sets and Costumes-Designer. Choreographer/Movement Person. Composer/Musical Supervisor. Sound Designer. Lighting Designer. Production Manager/Stage Management. Casting. Director's Homework. Part 23 Section 2: Rehearsals 172 Chapter 24 Blocking and Focus. Pace. Respect for the Play and the Audience. The Script: Interpretation and Clarity. Sincerity. Characterization. Directing Suddenlies. Directing Climaxes. Positive Negative. Humour. Audience Participation. The Technical Rehearsal. The Part 25 Section 3: The Opening Performance and Beyond 200 Chapter 26 Different Types of Audience. After the Opening Performance. Interpreting Audience Reaction. Part 27 PART 6, ACTING IN CHILDREN'S THEATRE 219 Part 28 TWICE AS DIFFICULT, TWICE AS REWARDING 221 Chapter 29 Skills. Attitude. Cynicism. Actors' Pitfalls. Characterization. Audience Participation. The First Performance. Part 30 PART 7, THE BUSINESS SIDE 237 Part 31 THE MARKET 239 Chapter 32 Sources of Information. Professional Children's Theatre Companies. Amateur Theatre companies. Acquiring the Rights to Adapt a Book in Copyright. Getting the Play Published. Part 33 Afterword 249

Zusätzliche Informationen

GOR013420596
9781566632324
1566632323
Theatre for Children: A Guide to Writing, Adapting, Directing, and Acting David Wood
David Wood
Gebraucht - Sehr Gut
Gebundene Ausgabe
Ivan R Dee, Inc
19990315
288
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