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Waxberg, Charles S. – Teaching Theatre, 1998
Offers advice from a playwright on how to use a play's stage directions. States that stage directions (1) are one playwriting technique for eliminating unnecessary words, (2) are strong suggestions from the playwright, and (3) often reveal character traits. Discusses script analysis. (PA)
Descriptors: Authors, Characterization, Higher Education, Playwriting
Fields, Jay E. – Teaching Theatre, 1992
Offers practical advice for directors and actors regarding script analysis. Contains questions which the director can use to create a thorough analysis of the script and questions to challenge the actors. Asserts that answering these questions helps actors build a detailed character analysis providing directors with hints about how gesture and…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Drama, Higher Education, Literary Criticism
