Table of Contents
Most chapters conclude with “Suggested Readings.” 1.General Approach. Process.
Style and Sensibility.
Creating the Mask.
From Given Circumstances to Style.
I.PLAYING TRAGEDY.
2.Greek. Background.
Influences.
Intrinsic Demands.
Performance Demands.
Exercises, Games, Techniques.
Playing the Style.
Contemporization.
3.Shakespeare. Background.
Intrinsic Demands.
Performance Demands.
Exercises, Games, Techniques.
Playing the Style.
II.PLAYING COMEDY.
4.Comedy of Manners. Background.
Intrinsic Demands.
Performance Demands.
Exercises, Games, Techniques.
Playing the Style.
5.Farce. Background.
Intrinsic Demands.
Performance Demands.
Exercises, Games, Techniques.
Playing the Style.
III.PLAYING REALISM.
6.Realism. Background.
Intrinsic Demands.
Performance Demands.
Exercises, Games, Techniques.
Playing the Style.
7.Chekhov. Background.
Intrinsic Demands.
Performance Demands.
Exercises, Games, Techniques.
IV.PLAYING POSTREALISTIC DRAMA.
8.The Absurd. Background.
9.Pinter. Background.
Intrinsic Demands.
Performance Demands.
Exercises, Games, Techniques.
Playing the Style.
10.Mamet. Background.
Intrinsic Demands.
Performance Demands.
Exercises, Games, Techniques.
Playing the Style.
11.Beckett. Background.
Intrinsic Demands.
Performance Demands.
Exercises, Games, Techniques.
Playing the Style.
12.Brecht and Epic Theatre. Background.
Intrinsic Demands.
Performance Demands.
Exercises, Games, Techniques.
Playing the Style.
13.Artaud, Grotowski, and the Theatre of Physical Metaphor. Background.
Intrinsic Demands.
Performance Demands.
Exercises, Games, Techniques.
Playing the Style.
Index.
