Staging Ancient Greek Plays: A Practical Guide

Staging Ancient Greek Plays: A Practical Guide - Hardcover

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Staging Ancient Greek Plays: A Practical Guide - Hardcover

Staging Ancient Greek Plays: A Practical Guide - Hardcover

by Michael Ewans
$144.00
$144.00

Book Overview

Merging the theoretical framework with the practical elements of staging an ancient Greek play, this indispensable guide offers directors and actors an excellent starting point for mounting their production.

Considering the conditions of ancient Greek performance and the conventions of the Greek theatre, the book examines large questions, including those related to ancient Greek values, myth and the individual ('characterization'), and the gods and fate - all of which must be taken into consideration when approaching a contemporary production.
This practical guide also explores with analysed examples, the issues that today's theatre-makers should consider in order to successfully stage ancient Greek drama.

These topics include:

- choice of translation
- setting
- costumes
- masks
- mode of delivery
- acting style for both tragedy and comedy
- handling of the chorus
- solutions to staging Greek drama
ISBN9781350381315
Author Michael Ewans
PublisherMethuen Drama
GenreArts and Drama
FormatHardcover
PublishedOctober 2023
LanguageENG- English
Pages216
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Art Drama Nonfiction Performing Arts

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About Michael Ewans

Michael Ewans is Conjoint Professor of Drama in the School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Science at the University of Newcastle, Australia. His many publications include translations with theatrical commentaries of plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and Aristophanes. He is active in production, and has recently directed professional performances in his own translations of Theocritus' Love Magic, Euripides' Medea and Aristophanes' Lysistrata. He is also the author of Performing Opera: A Practical Guide for Singers and Directors (Methuen Drama, 2016).

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