Funny Business: An Introduction to Comedy With Royalty-Free Plays and Sketches The book explains why references to events, places and people, both past and present are so important to each play or sketch. This unique overview of high and low comedy defines all comedy genres: absurdism, tragicomedy, farce and melodram
| TITLE | : | Funny Business: An Introduction to Comedy With Royalty-Free Plays and Sketches |
| AUTHOR | : | |
| RATING | : | 4.73 (802 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 1566080371 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Paperback |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 324 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 1997-07-01 |
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For big laughs, comedy relies on exaggeration, incongruity, automatism, character inconsistency, surprise and derision. Now a book that defines and demonstrates each of these devices with twenty-two short sketches and one-act plays. This unique overview of high and low comedy defines all comedy genres: absurdism, tragicomedy, farce and melodrama. Following each sketch or play are notes reviewing what must be considered for acting the roles and preparing the total production. The book explains why references to events, places and people, both past and present are so important to each play or sketch. The reader will find many insights along the way about how to write and perform each comedy style successfully. The wide variety of scripted comedy material in this book makes it ideal for those who are teaching, practicing their acting, or rehearsing for actual performances. All characterizat
Editorial : About the Author
Marsh Cassady has written more than forty books including novels, short story and drama collections, haiku, biography, and books on theatre and storytelling. His audio and stage plays have been widely performed (including off-Broadway), and he has written and recorded a three-set audio tape on storytelling.
A former actor/director and university professor with a Ph.D. degree in theatre, Cassady has worked with more than a hundred productions. Since 1981, he has conducted an all-genre writing workshop in San Diego and has taught various creative writing classes at UCSD and elsewhere. While teaching at Montclair State in the 1970s, he started a program of workshops, classes and special projects in playwriting. His own writing has won numerous regional and national awards.
Comprendo que el autor se haya sentido inspirado por la letra de muchas canciones, pero reproducirlas literalmente en inglés al principio de cada capítulo (sin traducción) puede resultar chocante o simplemente incomprensible para muchos (no es mi caso).. Great resource for 30 days of family devotions!. The author demolishes the myths that the trial lawyers' bar would have us believe, and explains why the system is out of control. Strangley this edition (1992) is the first time is was translated into english!
The first half of the book is detailed description (almost too detailed and a bit tedious at times) of all the tank battles of WW1. By seeking out and working with a diverse range of sources and pulling it all together into a narrative, the author has provided readers in the modern day with the first volume length account of that alarming day when the
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