Comedy Acting for Theatre

Analysing why we laugh and what we laugh at, and describing how performers can elicit this response from their audience, this book enables actors to create memorable - and hilarious - performances.
Rooted in performance and performance criticism, Sidney Homan and Brian Rhinehart provide a detailed explanation of how comedy works, along with advice on how to communicate comedy from the point of view of both the performer and the audience. Combining theory and performance, the authors analyse a variety of plays, both modern and classic. Playwrights featured include Harold Pinter, Tom Stoppard, Christopher Durang, and Michael Frayn. Acting in Shakespeare's comedies is also covered in depth.

Analizand de ce radem si de ce radem si descriind modul in care interpretii pot obtine acest raspuns din partea publicului lor, aceasta carte le permite actorilor sa creeze spectacole memorabile - si hilar -. explicatie a modului in care functioneaza comedia, impreuna cu sfaturi despre cum sa comunici comedia atat din punctul de vedere al interpretului, cat si al publicului.