Looking at theatre as theatre, not as just another medium to use language, so much more goes on in an average play than the lines spoken by characters on stage. How therefore can one actually account for the non-verbal/non-linguistic dimensions of theatre in a drama text?
Hi,
That's a fascinating question. If you haven't already, you might want to have a look at some work by Spencer Hazel, who has analysed theatre rehearsals. Should be a good place to start, anyway.
Best of luck!
/jakob
That's the whole essence of theater studies. I guess any introduction would do, but for starters I would recommend: The Field of Drama and Fischer-Lichte: The Semiotics of Theater.
Another place you might want to look is any writing about dramaturgy, since dramaturgs do this work with writers all the time. The Production Notebooks by Mark Bly are a good place to start.
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