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Exploring Character Through Structural Metaphor: A Guide for Actors and Directors

Exploring Character Through Structural Metaphor: A Guide for Actors and Directors

Gribas, John
Underwood, Angeline

Paperback

Series: Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies

Acting & AuditioningTheater History

ISBN10: 1032376066
ISBN13: 9781032376066
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jun 27 2025
Pages: 92
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.21 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

Exploring Character Through Structural Metaphor will help performers discover new and valuable insights into the characters they play.

Grounded in a contemporary approach to understanding and applying the power of metaphor, it offers a practical guide for both actors and directors. This book introduces the idea of metaphor as a way of thinking rather than simply as clever comparison or figurative language. It demonstrates limitations of ways metaphor has traditionally been used in character development and presents a method for applying structural metaphor to discover rich, in-depth character insights. For directors, the model can serve as an option for guiding character analysis that is less individualistic and actor-specific and more wholistic and cast-inclusive, promoting stronger overall performance unity and production cohesion. In addition to offering a clear, followable guide for character analysis, the authors draw on personal experience to vividly demonstrate how applying this method for character analysis could impact performance and production.

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