Theatre
Publication details: Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2006. Edition: 7th edDescription: xvii, 560 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780072975048; 0072975040Subject(s): 1. TheatreDDC classification: 792 COH| Item type | Current library | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Contents:
Part 1 The Theatre: Its Elements
Chapter 1, What is the Theatre?
The Theatre Building
The Company, or Troupe, of Players
The Occupation of Theatre
Chapter 2, What is a Play?
Classifying Plays
Structure
Part 2, The Past
Chapter 3, The Ancients
Ritual
Storytelling
Shamanism, Trance, and Magic
The Beginnings of Traditional Drama
African Traditional Drama
Egyptian Drama
The Greek Theatre
The Greek Plays
The Roman Theatre
Chapter 4, The Middle Ages
The Quem Queritis: From Trope to Drama
Out of the Church
The Corpus Christi Plays at York
Medieval Morality Plays
Chapter 5, The Shakespearean Era
The Renaissance
Shakespeare
The Plays of Shakespeare
Renaissance Theatre in Italy and Spain
Chapter 6, The Theatre of Asia
Theatre in Asia
The Drama of India
Chinese Opera: Xiqu
The Drama of Japan
Chapter 7, The Royal Theatre
A Theatre for Courts and Kings
The French Theatre
Moliere
England: The Restoration Theatre
Part 3 The Present
Chapter 8, The Modern Theatre: Realism
Realism
Naturalism
Anton Chekov
American Realism
Chapter 9, The Modern Theatre: Antirealism
The Symbolist Beginnings
The Era of "Isms"
The Era of Stylization
Early Isms and Stylizations: A Sampling of Five Plays
Postwar Alienation and Absurdity
Future Directions in Antirealistic Theatre
Chapter 10, The Musical Theatre
The Development of the Broadway Musical: America's Contribution
The Contemporary Musical
Chapter 11, Theatre Today: What, Who, and Where?
What's Happening?
Who's Doing Today's Theatre?
Theatre of Today: Where Can You Find It?
Conclusions on the Current Theatre?
Part 4 The Practitioners
Chapter 12, The Actor
What Is Acting?
Becoming an Actor
The Actor's Routine
The Actor in Life
Chapter 13, The Playwright
We Are All Playwrights
Literary and Nonliterary Aspects of Playwriting
Playwriting as Event Writing
The Qualities of a Fine Play
The Playwright's Process
The Playwright's Rewards
Contemporary American Playwrights
Chapter 14, Designers and Technicians
Theatre Architecture
Scenery
Lighting
Costume
Makeup
Sound Design
Special Effects
Computer Technologies in Theatre Design
Technical Production
Chapter 15, The Director
The Arrival of the Director: A Historical Overview
Directorial Functions
The Training of a Director
Chapter 16, The Critic
Critical Perspectives
Critical Focus
We Are the Critics
Includes bibliograpical references and index
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