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From Word to Play: a Textual Handbook for Actors and Directors by Cicely Berry

From Word to Play: a Textual Handbook for Actors and Directors

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Cicely Berry

Theatre Communications Group · Ebook · September 1, 2008

Cicely Berry, voice director for the Royal Shakespeare Company, is one of the most influential voice coaches of our time.

Language ArtsTheater Production & DirectionActing
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Who it’s for
Cicely Berry examines how sound and rhythm shape meaning for actors, directors, and audiences.
Genres
Acting, Theater Production & Direction, Language Arts
Published
Theatre Communications Group, September 1, 2008

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About this book

Cicely Berry, voice director for the Royal Shakespeare Company, is one of the most influential voice coaches of our time. In her astonishing new book, she looks closely at the interchange between sound and rhythm in Language, showing how it can change the nuance of the meaning and take the director, actor, and Audience further into the world of the play.

Sound and Rhythm

Cicely Berry examines how sound and rhythm shape meaning for actors, directors, and audiences.

Come here for

  • The interplay of sound and rhythm in language
  • How shifts in nuance can open up a play

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  • Close attention to language and its nuances
  • A focus on the world of the play

Where it sits

Acting86%
Theater Production & Direction57%
Language Arts25%

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Publisher categories

  • British & Irish Plays
Authors
Cicely Berry
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Published
September 1, 2008
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
British & Irish Plays