Theater Games for Rehearsal: A Director's Handbook

By Viola Spolin

Book Overview

An updated edition of a key reference text by "the high priestess of improvisational theater"A major force in the development of American theater, Viola Spolin devised pedagogical techniques that have... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810140020
• ISBN13: 9780810140028
• Release Date: June 1985
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

From the Back Cover...

"Theater Games for Rehearsal is a practical application of the famous methods which have led Viola Spolin to be called 'the high priestess of improvisational theater.' Spolin's first book since the best-selling Improvisation for the Theater, this handbook guides directors and their companies step-by-step through all phases of the rehearsal period. Distilling her lifeitme of experience in the theater, Spolin shows in easy-to-follow detail how her techniques can be used in a variety of theater situations, ranging from selecting plays to be performed, auditioning the cast, building a harmonious company, warming up the actors, creating stage space...."

theatre games for rehersal

This is a MUST for any director... I LOVED and use it constantly.... I bought it cheaper at a bookstore... but it is great