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Table of Contents

About the Author

Acknowledgements

1 – Introduction

What Is a Design Concept?

It’s the Script

What is the Piece About?

What Is the Piece Like?

Scripts and Stories

Romeo & Juliet

2 – What’s a Metaphor?

Metaphor Defined

Written or Verbal Metaphor

A Brief History of Metaphor in Art

Contemporary Architecture

Contemporary Art

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

Fanfare for the Common Man

Memories of East Texas

Metaphor in Theatre and Performance

Dierks Bentley Riser Tour

Sketch, Doodle, Collage

Develop the Design

Beyond the Reading

Record Your Thoughts

What If There Is No Script?

Burnham Got Game

What Are You Reading to Learn? ...

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