Disability and Theatre: A Practical Manual for Inclusion in the Arts
- Author: Barton Farcas, Stephanie
Book
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Contents
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- CHAPTER 1: WHY THIS BOOK?
- CASE STUDY 1: A Seizure on stage. NICU'S SPOON Theater Company, New York City.
- CHAPTER 2: WHAT IS INCLUSION?
- A: The most standard misconceptions people have about disability and inclusion and why they are wrong.
- B: The reasons theaters, college training programs or practitioners are not inclusive.
- C: The wrong reasons to be inclusive.
- CASE STUDY 2: Stage Manager in a wheelchair. NICU'S SPOON Theater Company, New York City.
- CHAPTER 3: VOCABULARY AND PERCEPTION
- CASE STUDY 3: Disabled artist as villain. NICU'S SPOON Theater Company, New York City.
- CHAPTER 4: RECRUITING AND FINDING ARTISTS
- CHAPTER ACTION: Write an audition ad.
- CASE STUDY 4: DIONYSUS THEATER In Houston, TX. Deborah Nowinski, Artistic Director
- CHAPTER 5: AUDITIONS AND CALLBACKS
- CHAPTER ACTION: Make an audition or callback checklist
- CASE STUDY 5: Can an actor who is deaf speak? NICU'S SPOON Theater Company, New York City.
- CHAPTER 6: REHEARSALS
- CASE STUDY 6: Snow White & Richard III, NICU'S SPOON Theater Company, New York City.
- CHAPTER 7: BLOCKING AND FIGHT SEQUENCES
- CASE STUDY 7: Think outside the box for accessible sets and non-standard staging. NICU'S SPOON Theater Company, New York City.
- CHAPTER ACTION: A seven point list of how to proceed to do a cast dance for a period play.
- CHAPTER 8: COSTUMES, PROPS AND MAKEUP
- CASE STUDY 8: Opening the Door. PHAMALY Theater, Denver, Colorado
- CHAPTER 9: TECHNICAL REHEARSALS AND FINAL DRESS
- CASE STUDY 9: A large disabled and diverse cast in technical rehearsal. NICU'S SPOON Theater Company, New York City.
- CHAPTER 10: PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING
- CASE STUDY 10: PHAMALY Theater Company, Denver, Colorado
- CHAPTER ACTION: CREATE YOUR PR AND MARKETING PLAN
- CHAPTER 11: THE PERFORMANCE RUN AND STRIKE
- CHAPTER ACTION: The strike worklist and delegating.
- CASE STUDY 11: A blind actor and discovering colors. NICU'S SPOON Theater Company, New York City.
- CHAPTER 12: TECHNICAL CREW AND TECHNICAL DESIGNS
- CASE STUDY 12: THAT UPPITY THEATER COMPANY, St. Louis, Missouri.
- CHAPTER 13: ACADEMIC TRAINING, ASSESSMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
- CHAPTER ACTION: How well is your institution doing?
- CASE STUDY 13: The Glass Menagerie, a personal case study. Christine Bruno.
- CHAPTER 14: ASSESSMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THEATERS
- CASE STUDY 14: TBI and mental disabilities. NICU'S SPOON Theater Company, New York City.
- CHAPTER ACTION: Assess your theater for sustainability.
- CHAPTER 15: AFTERWORD
- CASE STUDY 15: GIDEON PRODUCTIONS, New York City.
- CHAPTER 16: CASE STUDY OUTCOMES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RESOURCES
- WEBSITES AS RESOURCES
- ASSOCIATIONS AND INCLUSIVE THEATER COMPANIES
- LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS
- NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS
- GLOSSARY