The Dramatic Imagination: Reflections and Speculations on the Art of the Theatre, Reissue / Edition 1

by Robert Edmond Jones

Overview

The Dramatic Imagination is one of the few enduring works written about set design.
Robert Edmond Jones's innovations in set design and lighting brought new ideas to the stage, but it is greater understanding of design - its role at the heart of theater - that has continued to inspire theater students. The volume includes "A New Kind of Drama," "To a Young Stage Designer" and six other of Jones's "reflections."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780878301843
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/28/2004
Series:	A Theatre Arts Book Ser.
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

The American scenic designer Robert Edmond Jones (1887-1954) studied with Max Reinhardt and worked with Eugene O'Neill and other playwrights.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION by John Mason Brown 5 I. A NEW KIND OF DRAMA 15 II. ART IN THE THEATRE 23 III. THE THEATRE AS IT WAS AND AS IT IS 45 IV. TO A YOUNG STAGE DESIGNER 69 V. SOME THOUGHTS ON STAGE COSTUME 87 VI. LIGHT AND SHADOW IN THEATRE 111 VII. TOWARD A NEW STAGE 131 VIII. BEHIND THE SCENES

Editorial Reviews

"It's easily my favorite book." — Robert Cacioppo, Fort Myers (FL) News-Press

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