{"product_id":"moment-work-tectonic-theater-projects-process-of-devising-theater-paperback","title":"Moment Work: Tectonic Theater Project's Process of Devising Theater - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMoises Kaufman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBarbara Pitts McAdams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA detailed guide to the collaborative method developed by the acclaimed creators of \u003ci\u003eThe Laramie Project\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGross Indecency\u003c\/i\u003e--destined to become a classic. A Vintage Original.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy Mois s Kaufman and Barbara Pitts McAdams with Leigh Fondakowski, Andy Paris, Greg Pierotti, Kelli Simpkins, Jimmy Maize, and Scott Barrow. For more than two decades, the members of Tectonic Theater Project have been rigorously experimenting with the process of theatrical creation. Here they set forth a detailed manual of their devising method and a thorough chronicle of how they wrote some of their best-known works. This book is for all theater artists--actors, writers, designers, and directors--who wish to create work that embraces the unbridled potential of the stage.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMOISﾉS KAUFMAN is the founder and artistic director of Tectonic Theater Project, a theater company based in New York City. His 1997 play \u003ci\u003eGross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde\u003c\/i\u003e was named one of the best plays of the year by \u003ci\u003eTime, Newsday, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e New York Post, The Advocate\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. With Tectonic he has directed works by Samuel Beckett, Tennessee Williams, Benjamin Britten, and others, and created new works including \u003ci\u003eThe Laramie Project \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e 33 Variations.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the recipient of the 1997 Joe A. Callaway Award for excellence in the craft of stage direction. In 2016, President Obama awarded Kaufman a 2015 National Medal of Arts for \"his powerful contributions to American theater.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e BARBARA PITTS MCADAMS was an actor\/dramaturg for \u003ci\u003eThe Laramie Projec\u003c\/i\u003et, performing at BAM, Alice Tully Hall, Union Square Theater, LaJolla Playhouse, Berkeley Rep, and Denver Center. She also appears in the HBO Films adaptation and shares an Emmy Nomination for the screenplay. Barb originally codified Moment Work for an internal teaching manual, and, as a Moment Work master teacher, leads trainings and devises new plays at colleges and high schools. She has also served as an adjunct professor for Drew University and CUNY's Applied Theater MA program. She is a two-time Orchard Project and Sundance Theater Lab alum and a proud cast member of the award-winning web series \u003ci\u003eAnyone But Me\u003c\/i\u003e, about lesbian teens in the post-9\/11 era.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765560672544,"sku":"9781101971772","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/74319d09af2568676729cd67feb66417.webp?v=1780273793","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/moment-work-tectonic-theater-projects-process-of-devising-theater-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}