Moment Work: Tectonic Theater Project's Process of Devising Theater

A detailed guide to the collaborative method developed by the acclaimed creators of The Laramie Project and Gross Indecency--destined to become a classic. A Vintage Original.

By Moisés Kaufman and Barbara Pitts McAdams with Leigh Fondakowski, Andy Paris, Greg Pierotti, Kelli Simpkins, Jimmy Maize, and Scott Barrow. For more than two decades, the members of Tectonic Theater Project have been rigorously experimenting with the process of theatrical creation. Here they set forth a detailed manual of their devising method and a thorough chronicle of how they wrote some of their best-known works. This book is for all theater artists—actors, writers, designers, and directors—who wish to create work that embraces the unbridled potential of the stage.

• The Frantic Assembly Book of Devising Theatre
• A Practical Guide to Ensemble Devising
• The Viewpoints Book: A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition
• Drama Games For Devising (NHB Drama Games)
• Unmasking Theatre Design: A Designer's Guide to Finding Inspiration and Cultivating Creativity
• What's the Story: Essays about art, theater and storytelling
• Devising Theatre: A Practical and Theoretical Handbook
• The Laramie Project and The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later
• Liz Lerman's Critical Response Process: a method for getting useful feedback on anything you make, from dance to dessert
• A Director Prepares: Seven Essays on Art and Theatre