2.5 stars. Woo. I read this for my Script Analysis class. It certainly is very wordy and in some places overly complex. It was tiring to read at times, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't read anything of value. I'll remember a lot of the good advice for actors from this book, but boy, the last chapter on postmodernism, in the edition I read, left a sour taste in my mouth. Maybe it was just a personal preference but postmodernism is not the most uplifting thing to read about after you've spent a semester trying to find meaning in every play you read. Anyway, I like a lot of the other parts of the book. The plays it references it explains well enough so you don't need to go looking for further context which is nice. I might go read a few of them though, because they sounded intriguing. Overall, okay book, if you gotta read it.