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The Resource Moment work : Tectonic Theater Project's process of devising theater, by Moisés Kaufman and Barbara Pitts McAdams with Leigh Fondakowski, George Pierotti, Andy Paris, Kelli Simpkins, Jimmy Maze, Scott Barrow

Moment work : Tectonic Theater Project's process of devising theater, by Moisés Kaufman and Barbara Pitts McAdams with Leigh Fondakowski, George Pierotti, Andy Paris, Kelli Simpkins, Jimmy Maze, Scott Barrow

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Moment work : Tectonic Theater Project's process of devising theater
Title
Moment work
Title remainder
Tectonic Theater Project's process of devising theater
Statement of responsibility
by Moisés Kaufman and Barbara Pitts McAdams with Leigh Fondakowski, George Pierotti, Andy Paris, Kelli Simpkins, Jimmy Maze, Scott Barrow
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Contributor
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"A detailed guide to the collaborative method developed by the acclaimed creators of the plays The Laramie Project and Gross Indecency"--
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Provided by publisher
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Kaufman, Moisés
Dewey number
808.2
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
  • music
Index
no index present
LC call number
PN1661
LC item number
.K38 2018
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • Pitts McAdams, Barbara
  • Fondakowski, Leigh
  • Pierotti, Greg
  • Paris, Andy
  • Kelli Simpkins
  • Maize, Jimmy
  • Barrow, Scott
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Tectonic Theater Project
  • Drama
  • Playwriting
  • Plays-in-progress
  • Theater
  • Tectonic Theater Project
  • Artistic collaboration
  • Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  • Experimental theater
  • Theater
  • United States
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Moment work : Tectonic Theater Project's process of devising theater, by Moisés Kaufman and Barbara Pitts McAdams with Leigh Fondakowski, George Pierotti, Andy Paris, Kelli Simpkins, Jimmy Maze, Scott Barrow
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- Part 1: Tectonic's antecedents, history, and approach. -- Antecedents : Postmodernism and deconstruction -- History -- Approach : The most prevalent process of playwriting ; Defining devised ; Form and content ; Theatrical narrative vs. dramatic narrative ; Collaboration ; The role of the theater artist -- Part 2: The Moment Work process. -- Level 1: Making moments : Prepping the space ; Introducing the elements of the stage ; Introducing the Moment Work construct: I begin/I end ; Two-person moments ; Group moments ; Concepts: Defining moments and Moment Work ; Architecture and space moments ; Concepts: Tools for critique ; Prop moments ; Concepts: Discursive power, logging, and sharing moments ; Costume moments ; Concepts: Discursive line, narrative flexibility, and layering ; Light moments ; Concepts: Tension, dynamic change, and scoring ; Sound moments ; Text moments ; Adding texts to preexisting moments ; Some additional elements -- Level 2: Constructing short narratives : Consecutive sequencing ; Moment layering ; Context ; Additional structuring tools -- Level 3: Creating a piece : The hunch ; Source material ; Organizing principles ; Using throughlines ; The plays: Gross indecency: the three trials of Oscar Wilde ; The Laramie Project ; I am my own wife ; 33 variations ; One arm ; The Laramie Project: ten years later ; Uncommon sense -- Part 3: Essays. -- What do we bring into the room? / Andy Paris -- Interview technique, research, and fieldwork: muster some nerve and embark / Greg Pierotti -- A team of dramaturgs / Jimmy Maize -- Writing into form: creating The People's Temple / Leigh Fondakowski -- Brecht and the use of the narrator in Tectonic plays / Moisڳes Kaufman -- Devising a Moment Work play with college students / Kelli Simpkins
Control code
ocn949869285
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
x, 307 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781101971772
Lccn
2018001040
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations, music
Label
Moment work : Tectonic Theater Project's process of devising theater, by Moisés Kaufman and Barbara Pitts McAdams with Leigh Fondakowski, George Pierotti, Andy Paris, Kelli Simpkins, Jimmy Maze, Scott Barrow
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- Part 1: Tectonic's antecedents, history, and approach. -- Antecedents : Postmodernism and deconstruction -- History -- Approach : The most prevalent process of playwriting ; Defining devised ; Form and content ; Theatrical narrative vs. dramatic narrative ; Collaboration ; The role of the theater artist -- Part 2: The Moment Work process. -- Level 1: Making moments : Prepping the space ; Introducing the elements of the stage ; Introducing the Moment Work construct: I begin/I end ; Two-person moments ; Group moments ; Concepts: Defining moments and Moment Work ; Architecture and space moments ; Concepts: Tools for critique ; Prop moments ; Concepts: Discursive power, logging, and sharing moments ; Costume moments ; Concepts: Discursive line, narrative flexibility, and layering ; Light moments ; Concepts: Tension, dynamic change, and scoring ; Sound moments ; Text moments ; Adding texts to preexisting moments ; Some additional elements -- Level 2: Constructing short narratives : Consecutive sequencing ; Moment layering ; Context ; Additional structuring tools -- Level 3: Creating a piece : The hunch ; Source material ; Organizing principles ; Using throughlines ; The plays: Gross indecency: the three trials of Oscar Wilde ; The Laramie Project ; I am my own wife ; 33 variations ; One arm ; The Laramie Project: ten years later ; Uncommon sense -- Part 3: Essays. -- What do we bring into the room? / Andy Paris -- Interview technique, research, and fieldwork: muster some nerve and embark / Greg Pierotti -- A team of dramaturgs / Jimmy Maize -- Writing into form: creating The People's Temple / Leigh Fondakowski -- Brecht and the use of the narrator in Tectonic plays / Moisڳes Kaufman -- Devising a Moment Work play with college students / Kelli Simpkins
Control code
ocn949869285
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
x, 307 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781101971772
Lccn
2018001040
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations, music

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