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by James Thomas
Script Analysis for Actors, Directors, and Designers, 5th Edition
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
CHAPTER 1 Action Analysis
Thinking Eventfully
Action Analysis and Nonrealistic Plays
Summary
Questions
CHAPTER 2 Given Circumstances
Time
Place
Society
Economics
Politics and Law
Learning and the Arts
Spirituality
The World of the Play
Given Circumstances in Nonrealistic Plays
Summary
Questions
CHAPTER 3 Background Story
Technique
Identification
Background Story in Nonrealistic Plays
Summary
Questions
CHAPTER 4 External and Internal Action
External Action
External and Internal Action in Nonrealistic Plays
Summary
Questions
CHAPTER 5 Progressions and Structure
Progressions
Structure
Progressions and Structure in Nonrealistic Plays
Summary
Questions
CHAPTER 6 Character
Objectives
Actions
Adaptations—An Aside
Conflict
Will Power
Values
Personality Traits
Complexity
Relationships
Character in Nonrealistic Plays
The Score of a Role
Summary
Questions
CHAPTER 7 Idea
Idea in the Words
Idea in the Characters
Idea in the Plot
The Main Idea
Idea in Nonrealistic Plays
Summary
Questions
Postscript on Action Analysis
CHAPTER 8 Dialogue
Words
Sentences
Speeches
Literary Qualities
Theatricality
Dialogue in Nonrealistic Plays
Summary
Questions
CHAPTER 9 Tempo, Rhythm, and Mood
Tempo
Rhythm
Mood and Atmosphere
Tempo, Rhythm, and Mood in Nonrealistic Plays
Closing Notes on Nonrealistic Plays
Summary
Questions
CHAPTER 10 The Style of the Play
Given Circumstances
Background Story
Plot
Character
Idea
Dialogue
Atmosphere
Summary
Questions
CHAPTER 11 Postmodern Drama: A Case Study
About Heiner Müller and Hamletmachine
Action Analysis of Hamletmachine
Formal Elements of Hamletmachine
The Postmodern Viewpoint in Hamletmachine
In Search of the Postmodern Viewpoint
Summary
A Final Word
Appendix A: Further Questions for Script Analysis
Appendix B: Effective Analysis of the Mise-en-Scène
Bibliography
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