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Focusing on the evolution of contemporary playwriting, this work examines how twentieth-century experimental practices have reshaped text-based theatre. It highlights the importance of scenographic engagement and spatiality, emphasizing the need for theatre studies to analyze text with the same depth applied to performance-based forms. The book showcases the contributions of playwrights Caryl Churchill, Naomi Iizuka, and Sarah Ruhl, illustrating how their works embody a spatialized imagination and the dynamic potential of text in today's visually oriented cultural landscape.
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Playwriting, Dramaturgy and Space, Sara Freeman
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- Released
- 2024
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Sara Freeman
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Released
- 2024
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 82
- ISBN13
- 9781009370226
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Theater
- Description
- Focusing on the evolution of contemporary playwriting, this work examines how twentieth-century experimental practices have reshaped text-based theatre. It highlights the importance of scenographic engagement and spatiality, emphasizing the need for theatre studies to analyze text with the same depth applied to performance-based forms. The book showcases the contributions of playwrights Caryl Churchill, Naomi Iizuka, and Sarah Ruhl, illustrating how their works embody a spatialized imagination and the dynamic potential of text in today's visually oriented cultural landscape.