CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

Preface [v]

I. Choosing the Play [1]

II. Organization [8]

III. Choosing the Cast [18]

IV. Rehearsing I [22]

V. Rehearsing II [48]

VI. Rehearsing III [73]

VII. The Stage [76]

VIII. Lighting [86]

IX. Scenery and Costumes [91]

X. Selective Lists of Amateur Plays [110]

APPENDICES

I. Copyright and Royalty [127]

II. A Note on Make-up [130]

INDEX [139]