| Description |
xi, 466 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Part I: Foundations -- The nature of theatre -- Performance, audience, and critic -- The script -- Part II: Varieties of theatrical experience -- The Greek and Roman theatre experiences -- Oedipus the king and its performance -- The theatre experiences of medieval England and Japan -- The theatre experiences of Elizabethan England and seventeenth-century France -- Popular entertainments : commedia dell' arte and mellodrama -- The modernist temperament -- The continuing tradition, epic theatre, and absurdism -- The contemporary theatre experience -- Part III: Theatrical production -- Theatrical space and production design -- Playwriting, producing, and directing -- Acting -- Scenic design -- Costume design makeup -- Lighting design, sound, and multimedia |
| Summary |
Nature of theatre - Performance, audience and critic - Script - Greek and Roman theatre - Theatre in medieval England and Japan, and Elizabethan England - Modernism - Contemporary theatre - Playwriting, producing and directing - Acting - Scenic design - Costume and makeup - Lighting, sound and multimedia - Work opportunities____________ |
| Analysis |
Drama |
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History |
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History and criticism |
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Theater |
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United States |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-454) and index |
| Subject |
Drama -- History and criticism.
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Theater -- History -- 20th century.
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Theater -- History.
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Theater -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Theater -- United States -- History.
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| LC no. |
91013499 |
| ISBN |
0030553539 |
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