Preface By the Authors; 1. A History of Viewpoints and Composition; 2. Viewpoints and Composition: What Are They?; 3. Viewpoints and Composition in Contemporary Theater; 4. How to Begin?; 5. Introducing the Individual Viewpoints; 6. Putting the Individual Viewpoints Together; 7. Group Improvisations; 8. Working With Music; 9. Starting to Speak; 10. Viewpoints in Rehearsal; 11. Introducing Composition; 12. Composition Toward Making Original Work; 13. Composition Toward Rehearsing a Play; 14. Composition as Practice and Additional Recipes.
15. How to Discuss Composition Work in a Group16. Composition and Related Arts; 17. Viewpoints in Unexpected Places; Afterword; Working with SITI Company -- Anne Bogart; Working with the Steppenwolf Ensemble, or an Old Dog Learning New Tricks -- Tina Landau; Bibliography.
Summary
First major exploration of a ground-breaking new technique for actors and theatre artists.