Drama Worlds: A Framework for Process DramaDrama Worlds examines the complex improvised event called process drama and identifies it as an essential part of today's theatre. Cecily O'Neill considers process drama's sources and its connections with more familiar kinds of improvisation: the texts it generates, the kinds of roles available, its relation to its audience and dramatic time, and the leader's function in the event. She provides examples of several process dramas and identifies dramatic strategies and characteristics. The explicit associations between theatre form and process drama make O'Neill's approach accessible and its purposes and possibilities easy to understand, particularly to those working in actor training and theatre. Teachers and directors alike will discover effective ways of initiating and maintaining the drama world, achieving a significant dramatic experience for all participants. |
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Contents
Process Drama and Improvisation | 1 |
Scripts and Texts | 15 |
Discovering Pretexts | 33 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Drama Worlds: A Framework for Process Drama Dimensions of drama series |
| Author | Cecily O'Neill |
| Publisher | Pearson Education Canada, 1995 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jul 25, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0435086715, 9780435086718 |
| Length | 169 pages |
| Subjects | › Drama / General Performing Arts / Acting & Auditioning |
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