Playing the other : dramatizing personal narratives in playback theatre / Nick Rowe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rowe, Nick, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Improvisation (Acting).

Drama--Therapeutic use.

Drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is an exploration and critique of 'playback theatre', a form of improvised theatre in which a company of performers spontaneously enact autobiographical stories told to them by members of the audience. With more than ten years' experience with Playback Theatre York, the author introduces the reader to the basics of playback theatre.

Contents:

COVER; Playing the Other; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; SPECIAL NOTES; Chapter 1Setting the Scene; Chapter 2Openness and Ethics; Chapter 3Personal Storiesin Public Places; Chapter 4Narratives and Memory Work; Chapter 5A Very Different Kind of Dialogue:The Symbolic in Playback Theatre; Chapter 6On 'The Narrow Ridge':The Performers' Responseto the Story; Chapter 7The Exploration of Occasion:Improvisation and Playback Theatre; Chapter 8The Ensemble; Chapter 9The Ethical Limitationsof Playback Performing; Chapter 10Reflexivity and the Personal Story:Playback Theatreas Social Intervention

Chapter 11Concluding ThoughtsAPPENDIX 1 PLAYBACK THEATRE: A SHORT STORY; APPENDIX 2 'SHORT FORMS' USED IN PLAYBACK THEATRE; REFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-202) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786610929429

9781280929427

1280929421

9781846425820

1846425824

OCLC:

159957676