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Author Summerskill, Clare

Title Creating Verbatim Theatre from Oral Histories
Published Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (221 p.)
Series Practicing Oral History Ser
Practicing Oral History Ser
Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Series Editor Foreword -- Author's Note -- Acknowledgements -- Part I: Overview -- Introduction -- 1 What is Verbatim Theatre? -- 2 Oral History and Verbatim Theatre: Similar but Different -- 3 Discussions within Oral History that Inform Verbatim Theatre Processes -- Part II: Ethics and Verbatim Theatre -- 4 Ethical Considerations and Guidelines for Verbatim Theatre Processes -- 5 Ethical Considerations in the Creation of Plays from Interviews with Members of Marginalised Communities and Vulnerable Narrators
Part III: Creating a Play from Interviews: Step by Step -- 6 Getting Started -- 7 The Interview -- 8 After the Interview: Transcribing and Preparing for the Scripting Process -- 9 Sculpting Your Play: From Transcript to Playscript -- 10 Scripting Options and Techniques -- 11 Beyond the Script -- 12 Rehearsal and Performance -- 13 Over to You, Now! -- Part IV: Examples of Work by Verbatim Theatre Playwrights and Companies -- 14 Examples of Plays Created from Interviews -- Checklist for Producing Your Verbatim Play -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: Approaching Your Narrator Examples
Appendix 2: Sample Consent Form for an Audio-Recorded Interview -- Appendix 3: Scripting Exercise -- Appendix 4: Projected Production Expenditure -- Appendix 5: Glossary -- Appendix 6: Suggested Sources for Further Information on Verbatim Theatre, Documentary Theatre and Oral History -- Index
Notes Description based upon print version of record
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780429594861
0429594860