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Stage manager : the professional experience - refreshed
Stage Manager: The Professional Experience-Refreshed takes the reader on a journey through all aspects of the craft of stage management in theatre, including the technological advancements that have come to theatre and the stage manger's job. Chapters are laid out to reflect the order in which stage managers experience and perform their work: what makes a good stage manager, seeking the job, building a resume, interviewing for the job, and getting the job (or not getting the job). Included are chapters on the chain of command, working relationships, tool and supplies, creating charts, plots, plans and lists, the rehearsal period, creating the prompt book, calling cues, and the run of the show. These are just some of the many topics covered in this book. In addition, the author uses interviews with stage management professionals in various stages of production, providing another view of how the stage manager is perceived and what is expected form the work of the stage manager. Fifteen years after the original publication of Stage Manager: The Professional Experience , this new and refreshed edition is now in color to help clarify and illustrate points in the text. It is fully updated to reflect the the world of computerized technology: smart phones, thinly designed laptops, tablets, use of email and text messaging, storing and sharing files and information in cloud-based apps. Then there are the innovations of automation -electronically moving scenery, scenic projections -casting images and patterns on the stage; moving lights; LED luminaires; lasers; and greater use of fog and haze machines. In addition, the extensive glossary of more than 600 terms and phrases had been extend to well over 700, providing and excellent professional vocabulary for anyone hoping to be a theatre stage manager or already working in the field
Gestures of music theater : the performativity of song and dance
Singing the dance, dancing the song. The song's the thing : capturing the "sung" to make it "song" / Dominic Symonds ; The (un)pleasure of song : on the enjoyment of listening to opera / Carlo Zuccarini -- Performativity as dramaturgy. Relocating the song : Julie Taymor's jukebox musical Across the universe (2007) / George Rodosthenous ; Dynamic shape : the dramaturgy of song and dance in Lloyd Webber's Cats (1981) / Ben Macpherson -- Performativity as transition. Dance breaks and dream ballets : transitional moments in musical theater / Mary Jo Lodge ; "Love let me sing you" : the liminality of song and dance in La Chiusa's Bernarda Alba (2006) / Matthew Lockitt -- Performativity as identity. Tapping the ivories : jazz and tap dance in Jelly's last jam (1992) / Kathryn Edney ; Everything's coming up Kurt : the Broadway song in Glee / Jessica Sternfeld ; Angry dance : postmodern innovation, masculinities and gender subversion / Judith A. Sebesta --
Theatre as Human Action by
Most introductory theatre textbooks are written for theatre majors and assume the student already has a considerable amount of knowledge on the subject. However, such textbooks may be counterproductive, because they reference several works that may be unfamiliar to students with limited exposure to theatre. Theatre as Human Action: An Introduction to Theatre Arts, Second Edition is designed for the college student who may be unacquainted with many plays and has seen a limited number of theatre productions. Focusing primarily on four plays, this textbook aims to inform the student about theatre arts, stimulate interest in the art form, lead to critical thinking about theatre, and prepare the student to be a more informed and critical theatregoer. In addition to looking at both the theoretical and practical aspects of theatre arts--from the nature of theatre and drama to how it reflects society--the author also explains the processes that playwrights, actors, designers, directors, producers, and critics go through. The four plays central to this book are the tragedy Macbeth, the landmark African American drama A Raisin in the Sun, the contemporary rock musical Rent, and--new to this edition--the American comedy classic You Can't Take It with You. At the beginning of the text, each play is described with plot synopses (and suggested video versions), and then these four representative works are referred to throughout the book. This second edition also features revised chapters throughout, including expanded and updated material on the technical aspects of theatre, the role of the audience and critic, and the diversity of theatre today. Structured into nine chapters, each looking at a major area or artist--and concluding with the audience and the students themselves--the unique approach of Theatre as Human Action thoroughly addresses all of the major topics to be found in an introduction to theatre text.