1st Edition
The Dramatic Imagination Reflections and Speculations on the Art of the Theatre, Reissue
By Robert Edmond Jones
Copyright 2005
160 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Dramatic Imagination is one of the few enduring works written about set design.
Robert Edmond Jones's innovations in set design and lighting brought new ideas to the stage, but it is greater understanding of design - its role at the heart of theater - that has continued to inspire theater students. The volume includes "A New Kind of Drama," "To a Young Stage Designer" and six other of Jones's "reflections."
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION by John Mason Brown 5 I. A NEW KIND OF DRAMA 15 II. ART IN THE THEATRE 23 III. THE THEATRE AS IT WAS AND AS IT IS 45 IV. TO A YOUNG STAGE DESIGNER 69 V. SOME THOUGHTS ON STAGE COSTUME 87 VI. LIGHT AND SHADOW IN THEATRE 111 VII. TOWARD A NEW STAGE 131 VIII. BEHIND THE SCENES
Biography
The American scenic designer Robert Edmond Jones (1887-1954) studied with Max Reinhardt and worked with Eugene O'Neill and other playwrights.
"It's easily my favorite book." -- Robert Cacioppo, Fort Myers (FL) News-Press