Urbinati, Rob,

Play readings : a complete guide for theatre practitioners / Rob Urbinati. - xiv, 224 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes index.

Introduction Before rehearsals Going public The preliminaries Time restrictions Casting Model for a play reading Stage directions Rehearsal and performance Before rehearsal begins Movement, gestures and adapting stage directions in rehearsal Editing and movement for challenging text and stage directions Review and incorporating technical cues Acting in a play reading Development and presentation Developing new musicals and operas Nondevelopmental readings After the reading Audiences and talkbacks Follow-up discussions Epilogue: moving forward.

9781138841307 (pbk.) 9781138841284 (hardback)

2015014185


Theater rehearsals.
Theater--Production and direction.
Acting.

PN2071.R45 / U93 2016

792.02/8