Adapturgy : the dramaturg's art and theatrical adaptation / Jane Barnette.

Author/creator Barnette, Jane author.
Format Electronic
PublicationCarbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2018]
Copyright Date©2018
Description1 online resource (xiii, 247 pages) : illustrations.
Supplemental ContentEBSCOhost
Subjects

SeriesTheater in the Americas
Theater in the Americas. ^A529115
Contents Introduction -- Part one. Defining practice. Adaptation for the stage : a dramaturgical intervention -- The rise of American dramaturgy -- The power of adapturgy -- Part two. Theorizing practice. Palimpsestuous pleasures -- How to do things with birds -- Geographies of adaptation -- Part three. Practicing theory. Working with the script (the script of the source) -- Working with the production -- Postmortem adapturgy.
Abstract "Challenging the binary categories of "new play" and "production" dramaturgy, this book offers both a theoretical model for understanding adaptation for the stage and a practical guide for dramaturgs and others involved in the creation of theatrical adaptations"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 13, 2017).
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN9780809336289 (electronic bk.)
ISBN0809336286 (electronic bk.)

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