Commedia Dell'Arte: A Handbook for Troupes

Commedia Dell'Arte: A Handbook for Troupes

by JohnRudlin (Author), OliverCrick (Author)

Synopsis

A companion to John Rudlin's best-selling Commedia dell'Arte: A Handbook for Actors, this book covers both the history and professional practice of commedia dell'arte companies from 1568 to the present day. Indispensable for both the beginner and the professional, it contains historical and contemporary company case histories, details on company organisation, and tips on practical stagecraft.
Essential for students and practitioners, this book enables the reader to understand how successful commedia dell'arte companies function, and how we can learn from past and current practice to create a lively and dynamic form of theatre.
Includes tips on:
* writing a scenario
* mask-making
* building a stage
* designing a backdrop
* costume
* music.
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Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 26 Apr 2001

ISBN 10: 0415204097
ISBN 13: 9780415204095

Media Reviews
Like the earlier book this should appeal to both scholars and practitioners. It will provide a nice bridge between the historical reconstruction and commedia in the past, and its historical reinvention in the present.
-Phillip B. Zarrilli, University of Surrey
Commedia dell'Arte: An Actor's Handbook [is] the most important thing available to student groups [and] to theatrical practitioners. I can see no reasons why this book should be any less valuable..
-Peter Thomson, University of Exeter
Author Bio
John Rudlin is a freelance theatre director, playwright and author. Olly Crick is a drama lecturer at Hereford College of Art and Design.