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New. This major introductory textbook is from one of the leading educators working in theatre today. What Is Theatre? will make its reader a better playgoer, responding more fully to performance, with a keener appreciation of all the resources of theatre-acting, design, direction, organization, theatre buildings, and audiences. By focusing on the best professional practice and the most helpful learning processes, Dr. Brown shows how to read a play-text and to see and hear its potential for performance. Throughout this book, suggestions are given for student essays and class discussions, to help both instructor and reader to clarify their thoughts on all aspects of theatre-going. While the main focus is on present-day theatre in North America, history is used to illuminate current practice. Theatres in Europe and Asia also feature in the discussion. A view is given of all contributors to performance, with special emphasis placed on actors and the plays they perform. This textbook is not tied to a few specific play-texts, but designed to be effective regardless of which play a student sees or reads. In Part Two, leading practitioners of different generations and cultural backgrounds describe their own work, providing a variety of perspectives on the contemporary theatre. All this is supplemented by nearly 100 black and white and color illustrations from productions, working drawings, and plans. This new text engages its readers in the realities of the theatre; it is ...

Focal Pr, Date: 1997. Paperback. New. 320 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.50 inches. 1997. Focal Pr ISBN 0240802322 9780240802329 [GB]

ISBN10: 0240802322, ISBN13: 9780240802329, [publisher: Focal Pr] Softcover 320 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1997]

ISBN10: 0240802322, ISBN13: 9780240802329, [publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan 1997] Softcover Neuware - This major introductory textbook comes from one of the leading educators working in theater today. What is Theater Will make its reader a better playgoer, responding more fully to performance, with a keener appreciation of all the resources of theater --- acting, design, direction, organization, theater buildings, and audiences. This new text engages its readers in the realities of the theater; it is up-to-date, comprehensive, and packed with practical advice for understanding how theater works and how plays come alive in performance.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 1997]
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Focal Pr 1997 Softcover New 320 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.50 inches.