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PublisherScarecrow Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100810833247

ISBN-139780810833241

eBay Product ID (ePID)488312

Product Key Features

Book TitlePlaywriting for Puppet Theatre

Number of Pages176 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1997

TopicPuppets & Puppetry, Theater / Playwriting

IllustratorYes

GenrePerforming Arts

AuthorJean M. Mattson

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight16 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN97-008165

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"...Mattson has gathered her wisdom into a practical guide to playwriting for the puppet theatre. Readers will find it a rich resource." -- The Puppetry Journal "...a concise but comprehensive briefing on many aspects of the expertise required to mount a puppet play. Nothing is taken for granted...both introductory and specialised advice is included...a practical and business-like guide, starting from square one, which will be invaluable for teachers interested in this neglected branch of children's theatre." -- School Librarian, ...a concise but comprehensive briefing on many aspects of the expertise required to mount a puppet play. Nothing is taken for granted...both introductory and specialised advice is included...a practical and business-like guide, starting from square one, which will be invaluable for teachers interested in this neglected branch of children's theatre., ...Mattson has gathered her wisdom into a practical guide to playwriting for the puppet theatre. Readers will find it a rich resource.

Dewey Decimal808.066791

SynopsisPlaywriting for Puppet Theatre provides a foundation for those puppeteers, teachers and librarians who want to develop suitable scripts for puppet theatre. Mattson explores the difference between traditional theatre and puppet theatre and notes the special characteristics of the various puppets. The important aspects of script writing are then addressed. She considers the many general questions which must be answered by the playwright: the type of puppet to be used, the audience, and availability of resources and facilities. Suggestions are then given for dramatizing original ideas and for adapting well-known stories. The chapter on plot development emphasizes the importance of perspective, transitional material and the need for action. One chapter proposes various ways to develop a character through dialogue, names, and behavior. Another chapter demonstrates how the use of rhyme can add interest and humor to a puppet play. Teachers will find suggestions on how to develop a play on a specific theme or about a specific character. Some attention is also given to the mechanics of writing a play. Includes a group of puppet plays which have been successfully performed by Seattle Puppetory Theatre. Among them are Rumplestiltskin , The Princess and the Pea , The Bad-Tempered Wife , The Golden Axe , The Swineherd , and The Fisherman and His Wife . Production notes follow each script. Several samples of manipulation charts are included which may be used as an aid in blocking the puppets and the puppeteers for the various hand puppet productions., This book covers the necessary steps of puppet play development from initial ideas to a finished script. It also examines various approaches and includes a number of sample scripts., Playwriting for Puppet Theatre provides a foundation for those puppeteers, teachers and librarians who want to develop suitable scripts for puppet theatre. Mattson explores the difference between traditional theatre and puppet theatre and notes the special characteristics of the various puppets. The important aspects of script writing are then addressed. She considers the many general questions which must be answered by the playwright: the type of puppet to be used, the audience, and availability of resources and facilities. Suggestions are then given for dramatizing original ideas and for adapting well-known stories. The chapter on plot development emphasizes the importance of perspective, transitional material and the need for action. One chapter proposes various ways to develop a character through dialogue, names, and behavior. Another chapter demonstrates how the use of rhyme can add interest and humor to a puppet play. Teachers will find suggestions on how to develop a play on a specific theme or about a specific character. Some attention is also given to the mechanics of writing a play. Includes a group of puppet plays which have been successfully performed by Seattle Puppetory Theatre. Among them are Rumplestiltskin, The Princess and the Pea, The Bad-Tempered Wife, The Golden Axe, The Swineherd, and The Fisherman and His Wife. Production notes follow each script. Several samples of manipulation charts are included which may be used as an aid in blocking the puppets and the puppeteers for the various hand puppet productions.

LC Classification NumberPN1980.M38 1997