1st Edition

One Minute Plays A Practical Guide to Tiny Theatre

Edited By Steve Ansell, Rose Burnett Bonczek Copyright 2017
396 Pages
by Routledge

396 Pages
by Routledge

396 Pages
by Routledge

Can you really write a play that lasts a minute? The one minute play offers a unique challenge to actors, directors and writers: how do you create a whole world, where actors have room to perform and where audiences have a true experience all in 60 seconds? One Minute Plays: A Practical Guide to Tiny Theatre demystifies the super-short-form play, demonstrating that this rich, accessible... Read more

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1: Writing for Short Form Theatre

Chapter 2: Acting and Directing in Short Form Theatre

Chapter 3: Application in Education

Chapter 4: Creating Your Own One Minute Play Festival

Chapter 5: Anthology of One Minute Plays

Introduction/Guide to Anthology

Universal Theme

Adult Theme

Youth Appropriate

Appendices

Select Bibliography

Index

Biography

Steve Ansell is a professional theatre director and the artistic director of stage@leeds at The University of Leeds, UK. He is also artistic director of Screaming Media Productions, and founder of Gi60 (Gone in 60 Seconds): The International One Minute Play Festival.

Rose Burnett Bonczek is director of the BFA Acting program and a professor at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, US. She is also the festival director and producer of Gi60 (Gone in 60 Seconds): The International One Minute Play Festival, US Edition. She is the co-author of Ensemble Theatre Making: A Practical Guide with David Storck.