| Adapturgy: The Dramaturg's Art and Theatrical Adaptation Contributor(s): Barnette, Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0809336278 ISBN-13: 9780809336272 Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - Direction & Production - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Theater - Stagecraft & Scenography |
| Dewey: 792.023 |
| LCCN: 2017013487 |
| Series: Theater in the Americas |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.85 lbs) 268 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Dramaturg Jane Barnette has put together an essential guide for theatre scholars and practitioners seeking to understand and participate in the process of adaptation for the stage. Employing the term "adapturgy"--her neologism for the art of adaptation dramaturgy--Barnette redefines the dramaturg's role and thoroughly refutes the commonplace point of view that adapted works are somehow less creative than "original" plays. The dual nature of dramaturgy and adaptation as both process and product is reflected in the structure and organization of the book. Part 1 explores the ways that linking adaptation to dramaturgy advances our understanding of both practices. Part 2 demonstrates three different methods--each grounded in a detailed case study--for analyzing theatrical adaptations. Part 3 offers concrete strategies for the dramaturg: dramaturgy for the adapted script; the production dramaturgy of stage adaptations; and the role of the dramaturg in the postmortem for a production. Rounding out the book are two appendixes containing interviews with adapters and theatre-makers and representative program notes from different play adaptations. Plays adapted from literature and other media represent a rapidly growing part of the theatre. This book offers both practical and theoretical tools for understanding and creating these new works. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barnette, Jane: - Jane Barnette is an assistant professor and the director of graduate studies in the theatre department at the University of Kansas. She serves as regional vice president for the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas and conference planner for the Theory and Criticism Focus Group of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. She has published essays in the Journal of Adaptation in Film and Performance and Text and Performance Quarterly and in the edited collection The Routledge Companion to Dramaturgy. |