Play readings a complete guide for theatre practitioners - Urbinati, Rob (Burlington, MA Focal Press, 2016)
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.
Includes index.
Keywords: Theater rehearsals; Theater -- Production and direction; Acting