Playing Period Plays (Pt. 1-4) Summary and Reviews

Playing Period Plays (Pt. 1-4)
by Lyn Oxenford

Playing Period Plays (Pt. 1-4)
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Author: Lyn Oxenford
Illustrator: Bernice Carlill
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1995-06
ISBN: 0853435499
Number of pages: 318
Publisher: Dramatic Publishing

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Summary: 5 Stars

Playing Period Plays by Lyn Oxenford is extremely helpful for all students of classical theatre. It divides period works into four eras; Medieval and Early Tudor, Elizabethan and Jacobean, Restoration and Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian. Each section gives backgroud on the periods including the social expectations of the period and the customs of the period. It outlines precise ways to execute the bows, curtsies, and dances of each time. The book is very specific. I found it to be a condensed source of information that previously I had found only in multiple sources. It makes the differences in the periods very clear for designers, directors, and teachers who are trying to be historically accurate.

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