How to Produce Amateur Plays: A Practical Manual (Classic Reprint) Book

The first important question which arises after the decision to give a play, is " What play?" Only too often is this question answered in a haphazard way. Of recent years a large number of guides to selecting plays have made their appearance, but most of them are incomplete and otherwise unsatisfactory. The large lists issued by play publishers are bewildering. Toward the end of the present volume is a selective list of plays, all of which are, in one way or another, " worth while"; but as conditions differ so widely, it is practically impossible to do otherwise than merely indicate in a general way what sort of play is listed.1Table of Contents CHAPTER PAGE; Preface v; I Choosing the Play 1; II Organization 8; III Choosing the Cast 18; IV Rehearsing I 22; V Rehearsing II 48; VI Rehearsing IH73; VII The Stage76; VIII Lighting86; IX Scenery and Costumes 91; X Selective Lists of Amateur Plays 110; APPENDICES; I Copyright and Royalty 127 II A Note on Make-up 130; INDEX139About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.orgRead More