Play Analysis in Action: Susan Glaspell's Trifles: Play Analysis in Action

By Scott Walters

In their popular book Introduction to Play Analysis, Scott Walters and Cal Pritner described proven techniques for understanding how a play works. Play Analysis in Action demonstrates those techniques applied to a single play: Susan Glaspell's powerful one-act, Trifles, showing how play analysis can bring a text to life onstage. The complete text of Glaspell's play is included.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Think Again Publications
• Release date: Feb 28, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201698379

Scott Walters

Scott Walters is Emeritus Professor of Drama at the University of North Carolina Asheville, where he taught play analysis, theatre history, and directing for more than 20 years. He is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Access to Excellence grant, and co-authored with Cal Pritner Introduction to Play Analysis. 

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