PUTTING ON A PLAY

by Nancy & Donna Guthrie Bentley ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 1, 1997

The collaborators behind The Young Producer's Video Book (1995, not reviewed) cast this book, subtitled ""The Young Playwright's Guide to Scripting, Directing, and Performing,"" in the same format: an easy-to-read how-to-do-it guide, with a welcome emphasis on the structure and content of the drama rather than on the technicalities of acting and production. The authors cover various types of plays (pantomime, improvisation, skits, etc.); steps to writing plays (character, setting, dialogue, action, conflict, plot, and theme); and stages in production (responsibilities of the various crew members, auditions and rehearsals, and the rudiments of acting and directing). Excerpts from five sample scripts, each from a different type of drama, bring the book to a close. An admirably lucid and concise presentation of the essentials of stagecraft, with plenty of encouragement for aspiring thespians.

Pub Date: March 1, 1997

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 64

Publisher: Millbrook

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Dec. 1, 1996

Categories: CHILDREN'S