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Información del Libro 'Libro Plays for Players : An Anthology of 17 Plays and a Guide to Play Production (djv de Powers Verne E. '

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Libro Plays for Players : An Anthology of 17 Plays and a Guide to Play Production (djv de Powers Verne E.

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THE THEATRE, being basically a co-opera- tive rather than an individualistic enterprise, makes it almost inevitable that every dramatic project, however modest or ex- tensive in scope, will require the special talents and achieve- ments of numerous people. WE who work in the commercial theatre, which now has shrunk to the dimensions of Broadway, are inclined to regard all other forms of theatre with a jaundiced yet calcu- lating eye. We pay them little heed except when there is some- thing in it for us. Of course, there is something in it for us upon occasion a new playwright, actor, director, scenic artist, costumer, or producer; but in the main we are ignorant of the fact that there is in this country a vast and forceful theatre which leads an independent existence and which, indeed, pays us no heed.

INTRODUCTION BY JOHN CHAPMAN xi PREFACE xxiii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS v TERMS OF PRODUCTION iv THE PLAYS 1. THE LEPRECHAUN 1 (A FANTASY OP OLD IRELAND; by RUTH ANGELL PURKEY; for Three Men and One Woman; Setting: a Shoemaker's Hut.) 2. THE SHOEMAKER'S WIFE 37 (A CLASSIC FARCE, Adapted from the HANS SACHS' Story by DAVID THOMPSON; Two Men, One Woman; Setting: Medieval Interior.) 3. LAWYER LINCOLN 61 (AN AMERICAN HISTORICAL COMEDY, by BETTY SMITH and CHASE WEBB; for Four Men, Five Women; Setting: Illinois Boardinghouse about 1849.) 4. STEPS FROM BEYOND 95 (A MODERN MELODRAMA, by JAY REID GOULD; for Three Men and Two Women; Scene: a Cottage in Nova Scotia.) 5. HOLD ONTO YOUR HAT 129 (A COMEDY-DRAMA, by NORMA FORMAN RIGHTER; for Eight Women Players; Setting: a Neighborhood Hat Shop.) 6. HOUR OF HONOR 155 (A CONTEMPORARY URBAN DRAMA, by RALPH PAUL JOY; for Two Men, Three Women; Setting: a Living Room in a Tenement House.) xi 7. SPEED, BONNIE BOAT 175 (A CHARACTER COMEDY, by NANCY WALLACE; /or Four Men, Three Women; Scene: an Inn on the Isle of Skye.) 8. MIRACLE OF THE MADONNA 205 (A DRAMA OF A MODERN CHRISTMAS, by ROBERT ST. CLAIR; for Players, Singers, and Tableaux; in Four Scenes.) 9. INFANTA 253 (A CLASSIC TRAGEDY; Adapted from the OSCAR WILDE Story by LEWY OLFSON; for Two Men, Three Women; Setting: a Court Reception Room in Spain.) 10. THREE ON A BENCH 283 (A WHIMSICAL COMEDY, by DORIS ESTRADA; for Two Men, Two Women; Exterior Setting: a Park Bench.) 11. PROOF OF A MAN 311 (A CONTEMPORARY TRAGEDY, by CHARLES R LOVE; for Four Men, Two Women; Scene: an Interior-Exterior Combination of Street Corner and Living Room.) 12. THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY 349 (A SATIRICAL COMEDY OF MANNERS, by DONALD VIN- ING; for Three Men, Five Women; Scene: a Modern Recreation Room.) 13. UNTO THY DOORS 389 (A CHORIC DRAMA OF THE NATIVITY, by ROLLIN W. COYLE; for a Verse-Speaking Choir; for Five Men, Three Women, Tableau; Simultaneous Setting.) 14. THE WALL 415 (A PLAY WITH POETIC OVERTONES, by VERNE POWERS; for Five Men, Two Women; Setting: Near the Ruins of an Ancient Wall.) 15. SUNSTROKE 455 (A MODERN AMERICAN FARCE, by WILLIAM A* KUBHL; for Two Men, Six Women; Scene: Sun Porch of a Not- Quite-Average Home.) 16. THE WHITE DOVE 487 (A TRAGEDY OF THE SPANISH BULL RING, by CLARENCE R. ROBINSON; for Three Men, Two Women; Scene: a Sparsely Furnished Hotel Room.) 17. THE SEEKERS 531 (A CLASSICAL ALLEGORY, by NEIL D. GREENE; for Eight Men; Exterior Setting: Outside an Old English Inn and under an Oak Tree Nearby.) A GUIDE TO PLAY PRODUCTION THE ONE-ACT PLAY: ITS APPEAL AND CHALLENGE 563 Creating a Stronger Dramatic Impact; A Greater Challenge for the Actor; More Maturity of Theme and Treatment; The Advantages of Repeated Playings; Developing More Self -Reliant Directors; Providing a Wider Choice of Plays DEFINING THE ACTION AND MOVEMENT 569 THE PROBLEM OF THE PLAYING SPACE 570 Designating the Playing Areas THE PLAYWRIGHT AND THE ACTING AREA 573 THE ACTOR'S USE OF THE PLAYING SPACE 575 Basic Guides for the Actor; Developing* and Analyzing Stage Directions: 1. Requisite Movement, 2. Interpretive Movement THE DIRECTOR AND THE PLAYING AREA 581 Adjusting and Adapting Stage Directions CREATING A CHARACTERIZATION 587 Setting up Achievable Aims; Determining the Pivotal Roles STEPS IN CREATING A CHARACTERIZATION 590 1. Study Real- Life Models; 2. Discover and Rehearse the Key Scene; 3. Concentrate on a Few Carefully Chosen De- tails; 4. Use "Character Props" Early in Rehearsal; 5. Be- gin Early to Experiment with Make-up SIMPLE SCENERY AND HOW TO USE IT 597 THE MEANING OF ARTISTIC REALITY 598 Simplifying by Selection; Activating an Audience ARTISTIC FORM IN SIMPLIFIED STAGING 602 Emphasizing Actor- Audience Relationships; Staying within One's Means EVALUATING THE FUNCTION OF SCENERY 606 Scenery to Assist the Actors; Scenery to Maintain Con- tinuity; Scenery to Assist the Spectator STAGING WITH SCREENS AND ACCESSORY UNITS 615 Constructing the Screens PYLONS AND FLEXIBLE SCREENS 619 A GUIDE FOR ACQUIRING SCENIC EQUIPMENT 623 SIMPLIFIED STAGING: EXAMPLES AND ILLUSTRATIONS 625 STAGING WITH A TWO-FOLD SCREEN 625 PYLONS TO MAKE A SET 626 MULTIPLE SCENES ON A SMALL STAGE 628 APPEARANCES AND DISAPPEARANCES 631 A "MIRROR" FOR A TRAGEDY 633 SIMPLIFYING BY SHIFTING ENTRANCES 635 A FRAGMENTARY SETTING AGAINST BLACK DRAPES 636 STAGING WITHOUT A STAGE 637 DESIGNING FOR THE DRAPED STAGE 640 Using What Is Already Available; Some Principles of Pic- ture Composition: 1. Grouping as a Compositional Device, 2. Keeping the Eye within the Design, 3. Effecting a Balance EVOLVING A SETTING FROM AN ABSTRACTION 646 HOW A DESIGN IS DEVELOPED 648 EVOLVING A DESIGN FROM DRAMATIC SYMBOLS 652 A FORMAL SETTING FOR A CURTAINLESS STAGE 655 A SERIES OF CYCLORAMA SETTINGS 657 BIBLIOGRAPHY 661 INDEX 663

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