| Description |
viii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. Learning your way around -- 2. Introduction to acting -- 3. Theatre's family album: ancient theatre -- 4. Basic stagecraft -- 5. Your vocal instrument -- 6. Your vocal instrument -- 7. Reading the wrighting -- 8. Meeting the monolog -- 9. Family album, part II: medieval and Renaissance theatre -- 10. Stage lighting -- 11. Doing the duo -- 12. Family album, part III: Elizabethan and French neoclassic theatre -- 13. Theatrical makeup -- 14. Directing for the stage -- 15. Scene design and painting -- 16. Family album, part IV: romanticism to realism -- 17. Props, costumes, and sound -- 18. Getting to work |
| Summary |
Introduction to the various aspects of the theatre, providing an overview of acting, lighting, makeup, directing, costumes, sound, and set design, and including essays on the history of theatre |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Acting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Acting.
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Theater -- History.
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Theater -- Production and direction.
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Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery.
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| LC no. |
96006742 |
| ISBN |
1566080193 (paperback) |
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