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The Art of Theatre: Then and Now, 2nd Edition

The Art of Theatre: Then and Now, 2nd Edition

William Missouri Downs - University of Wyoming

Lou Anne Wright - University of Wyoming

Erik Ramsey - Ohio University

ISBN-10: 0495391042  ISBN-13: 9780495391043

512 Pages   Paperbound

Table of Contents

Part 1: THEATRE LITERACY.
1. Theatre, Art, and Entertainment.
2. Comparing the Living Stage, Silver Screen, and Home Theatre.
3. Theatre and Cultural Diversity.
4. Experiencing and Analyzing Plays.
Part 2: THE ARTS WITHIN THE ART.
5. A Day in the Life of a Theatre.
6. The Playwright and the Script.
7. The Art of Acting.
8. The Art of Directing.
9. The Art of Design.
10. Creativity.
Part 3: A CONCISE HISTORY.
11. Non-Western Theatre.
12. The Greeks to the Rise of Christianity.
13. The Dark Ages to the Dawn of the Renaissance.
14. The Renaissance.
15. The Restoration, the Enlightenment, and Romanticism.
16. Modern Theatre.
17. The Musical.
Glossary.
Index.