{"product_id":"how-to-teach-a-play-9781350017535","title":"How to Teach a Play","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost students encounter drama as they do poetry and fiction – as literature to be read – but never experience the performative nature of theatre. \u003cem\u003eHow to Teach a Play\u003c\/em\u003e provides new strategies for teaching dramatic literature and offers practical, play-specific exercises that demonstrate how performance illuminates close reading of the text. This practical guide provides a new generation of teachers and theatre professionals the tools to develop their students’ performative imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing more than 80 exercises, \u003cem\u003eHow to Teach a Play\u003c\/em\u003e provides teaching strategies for the most commonly taught plays, ranging from classical through contemporary drama. Developed by contributors from a range of disciplines, these exercises reveal the variety of practitioners that make up the theatrical arts; they are written by playwrights, theatre directors, and artistic directors, as well as by dramaturgs and drama scholars. In bringing together so many different perspectives, this book highlights the distinctive qualities that make theatre such a dynamic genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection offers an array of proven approaches for anyone teaching drama: literature and theatre professors; high school teachers; dramaturgs and directors. Written in an accessible and jargon-free style, both instructors and directors can immediately apply the activity to the classroom or rehearsal. Whether you specialise in drama or only teach a play every now and again, these exercises will inspire you to modify, transform, and reinvent your own role in the dramatic arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596634013932,"sku":"9781350017535","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2945d85087cb1a3592ac983a55f215e8.jpg?v=1777940726","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/how-to-teach-a-play-9781350017535","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}