Despite the popular myth that plays arrive at the theater fully
formed and ready for production, the truth is that for centuries,
most scripts have been developed through a collaborative process in
rehearsal and in concert with other theater artists. David Kahn and
Donna Breed provide the first codified approach to this
time-honored method of play development, with a flexible
methodology that takes into account differing environments and
various stages of formation.
Directors can use this unique guidebook for new play development
from the beginning to the end of the process. Kahn and Breed
explore ways of choosing new projects, talk about where to find new
scripts, and explore the legal aspects of script development. They
present a detailed system for theatrical analysis of the new script
and show how to continue exploration and development of the script
within the laboratory of the theater. Most importantly, they
delineate the parameters of the relationship between the director
and the playwright, offering proven methods to help the playwright
and help facilitate the healthy development of the script.
Breed and Kahn offer suggestions on casting, incorporating
rewrites, and script handling plus how and when to use audience
response and how to decide what step to take next. They also
include extended interviews with developmental directors,
dramaturgs, and playwrights, who give credence to the new script
development process.
In short, Kahn and Breed demystify a common, though often
convoluted, theater process, providing a unique codification of
ways to work on new plays.
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