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Beasley, James P., co-author
Dramatism and Musical Theater: Experiments in Rhetorical Performance is an
innovative workbook for both students and teachers in advanced communication
performance. Meeting at the nexus of English composition, advanced rhetoric,
theater, music, and drama, this book utilizes Kenneth Burke's method of
dramatism to discover the motives inherent in performance practices, whether
they be in the classroom or on the stage. In this book Kimberly Eckel Beasley
and James P. Beasley take the five corners of the dramatistic pentad (act,
scene, agent, agency, and purpose) and demonstrate their utilization in
performance analysis. The authors then correlate those performance practices
with the production of five contemporary musicals: Little Women, Aida, Street
Scene, Into the Woods, and Children of Eden in order to emphasize the use of
the dramatistic pentad in character, scene, and staging direction. By doing
so, the book highlights dramatism as a performance practice necessary for
effective participation in artistic communities.
Dramatism and Musical Theater: Experiments in Rhetorical Performance is also
an indispensable guide for teachers and directors to successfully navigate
the challenges of collegiate theatrical production.