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The art of play : the new genre of interactive theatre /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Izzo, Gary
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Portsmouth, New Hampshire : Heinemann, [1997]
Subjects:
Improvisation (Acting)
Participatory theater.
Theater audiences.
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1: Defining a new genre
  • What is interactive theatre?
  • Audience inclusive styles
  • Theatre without a stage
  • Action and style
  • The performance environment
  • pt. 2: Character development
  • Essential qualities
  • Elements of characterization
  • Semblance
  • Background
  • pt. 3: Improvisation
  • Ensemble improvisation
  • Freeing the imagination
  • Scene work
  • Narrative skills
  • pt. 4: Interactive performance
  • Scene work in character
  • The performance elements
  • pt. 5: Interactive technique
  • Relating to the guest
  • Creating interaction
  • Playing the "bit"
  • Street staging
  • Survival tools.