Drama Study and teaching

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Image of reality : the elements of drama -- PN61.5 .I42 1992

Dramatizations of selected scenes from Oedipus Rex, Hamlet and The Glass Menagerie, and an interview with Pultizer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson introduces the origins, structure and purposes of drama.

Playing the part : characters and actors in drama -- PN61.5 .P53 1992

The development of dramatic character, by playwright and by actor, is illustrated through several interpretations of a single scene from Hamlet and an interview with Shakespearan actor John Vickery.

Patterns of action : plot and conflict in drama -- PN61.5 .P38 1992

A dramatization of Oedipus Rex demonstrates the classical plot structure. Dramatist A.R. Gurney discusses conflict and plot in contemporary American theatre.

Perspectives on illusion : setting and staging in drama -- PN61.5 .P477 1992

An interview with set designer Chris Barecca, and a documentary overview of types of theatres demonstrate the intertwining of text and technique in dramatic setting.

Speech and silence : the language of drama -- PN61.5 .S64 1992

The artistic director of the Shakespeare Theatre at the Folger, Michael Kahn, demonstrates interpretation of dramatic language in a workshop with actors. Director Emily Mann of the McCarter Theater in Princeton discusses her work with contemporary texts, particularly a recent production of The Glass Menagerie.

The vision quest : myth and symbolism in drama -- PN61.5 .V57 1992

Alaskan playwright Davis Hunsaker's dramatizations of Eskimo myth and his productions of Eskimo translations of Greek tragedies, together with scenes from Oedipus Rex, demonstrate the enduring power and meaning of myth in drama.

A frame for meaning : theme in drama -- PN61.5 .F73 1992

Dramatist David H. Hwang discusses the themes and structure of his plays, which include M. Butterfly. Scholars consider thematic interpretations inherent in the production of a single act of Hamlet.