{"product_id":"embodied-playwriting-9781032152042","title":"Embodied Playwriting","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmbodied Playwriting: Improv and Acting Exercises for Writing and Devising\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to compile new and adapted exercises for teaching playwriting in the classroom, workshop, or studio through the lens of acting and improvisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book provides access to the innovative practices developed by seasoned playwriting teachers from around the world who are also actors, improv performers, and theatre directors. Borrowing from the embodied art of acting and the inventive practice of improvisation, the exercises in this book will engage readers in performance-based methods that lead to the creation of fully imagined characters, dynamic relationships, and vivid drama. Step-by-step guidelines for exercises, as well as application and coaching advice, will support successful lesson planning and classroom implementation for playwriting students at all levels, as well as individual study. Readers will also benefit from curation by editors who have experience with high-i\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Creating Characters\u003c\/strong\u003e 1. The Meet and Greet: Creating Opportunities for Surprise and Discovery \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e2. Improvising Between the Lines: Enhancing the Script by Embodying Subtext 3. Using Improv to Create Original Plays: Respectfully Writing Diverse Characters 4. Character’s Search for Authenticity: Improvisation for the Revision Process\u003cb\u003e Part 2: Body and Mind \u003c\/b\u003e5. The Picture Project: Originating Story through Movement \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e6. Physical Expressions in Devised Playwriting \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e7. Active Group Playwriting: Psychodramatic Techniques Adapted for Playmaking\u003cb\u003e Part 3: Playing Games \u003c\/b\u003e8. Building the World of the Play Through Collaborative Performance \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e9. It’s All About Play: Locating the Game in Embodied Playwriting\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e10. Folkgames as Creative Stimulus for Devising: The Case of Chaskele \u003cb\u003ePart 4: Changemaking \u003c\/b\u003e11. ‘Laughter that shatters’: Improv Techniques for Social Justice Comedy Playwriting\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e12. Writing for Change: Guiding Activist Playwrights in Classrooms and Communities\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e13. Community-Based Play Creation 14. Writing Climate Justice: Personal Storytelling and Source Material Devising as Embodied Methodology \u003cb\u003e Part 5: Curated Exercises \u003c\/b\u003e15. Embodied Playwriting Exercises for Classroom, Workshop, and Studio: Skill-Building and Content Generation\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e16. Embodied Playwriting Exercises for Classroom, Workshop, and Studio: The Revision Process\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018868097367,"sku":"9781032152042","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032152042.jpg?v=1750778451","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/embodied-playwriting-9781032152042","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}