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The Enjoyment of Theatre

by: Patterson, Jim A.; Gillespie, Patti P.; Hunter, Jim; Cameron, Kenneth M.

The Enjoyment of Theatre

by: Patterson, Jim A.; Gillespie, Patti P.; Hunter, Jim; Cameron, Kenneth M.

ISBN 13:
9780205734610
ISBN 10:
0205734618
Edition: 8th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/17/2010
Publisher: Pearson
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Summary

Updated in a new 8th edition, this book offers a balance of history and performance that brings theatre to life for readers by showing the relationship and relevance of the performing arts to their everyday lives. This book covers the full span of theatre's 2,500-year history as well as performance/production topics such as playwriting, acting, directing, and the theatre industry. This updated edition is presented in full-color for the first time.

Preface

PART I: Locating Theatre, Experiencing Plays: Theory and Criticism

Chapter 1: Theatre: Performance and Art

Why Theatre

Theatre as Performance

Theatre as Art

Theatre as Performing Art

Key Terms

Chapter 2: Theatre: The Performing Audience: Three Roles

Window on the World

Theatre as Art: The Role of the Audience

Theatre as Cultural Expression: The Role of the Audience

Theatre as Business: The Role of the Audience

Key Terms

Chapter 3: How to Read a Play

Seeing versus Reading

Preliminary Work

Play Analysis Using the Parts of the Play

Organizing a Response

Key Terms

Chapter 4: How to See a Play

Experiencing the Performance

Preliminary Work

Performance Analysis

Organizing a Response

Key Terms

Chapter 5: Mediating the Art and Business of Theatre

Mediators of Theatre Art

Mediators of Theatre Business

Key Terms

PART II: Today’s Theatre and Its Makers: Theatre Practice

Chapter 6: Making Theatre Today: The Context

Theatre Spaces

Theatrical Venues in the United States

Amateur Theatre

Theatre Funding

Key Terms

Chapter 7: Playwrights

The Nature of Playwrights and Playwriting

Sources of Plays and Playwrights

Playwrights and their Culture

The Playwright’s Career

Training Playwrights

From Page to Stage: Professional Issues

What Is Good Playwriting?

Key Terms

Chapter 8: Actors

The Nature of Acting

Training Actors

Audition, Rehearsal, and Performance

What Is Good Acting?

Key Terms

Chapter 9: Directors

The Nature of Directing

The Director at Work

Training Directors

What Is Good Directing?

Key Terms

Chapter 10: Designers and Technicians

The Nature of Design

Designers at Work

Training Designers

What Is Good Design?

Key Terms

PART III: Theatre of Other Times and Places: Theatre History

Part IIIa: Facade Stages (534 B.C.E. - c.550 C.E.)

Chapter 11: The Theatre of Greece

Background

Traits of Greek Theatre

Plays and Playwrights

Theatre Buildings and Practices

The End of Athens’ Golden Age

Key Terms

Chapter 12: The Theatre of Rome

Background

Roman Festivals and Theatre

Theatre Buildings, Scenery, Costumes, and Masks

Audiences

The Empire and the End of Roman Drama

The Breakup of the Empire

The Eastern (Byzantine) Empire and Theatre

Key Terms

Part IIIb: Emblem, Environment, and Simultaneity (c. 950 - c. 1650)

Chapter 13: Theatre in the Middle Ages

Background

Early Medieval Drama and Theatre

Medieval Culture and Theatre, c.1200—c. 1550

The End of Medieval Religious Theatre: The Transformation of Medieval Secular Theatre

Key Terms

Chapter 14: The Golden Ages of England and Spain

Background

The Renaissance in the North: The Age of Shakespeare

The Closing of English Theatres

The Spanish Golden Age

Theatres in the East

Key Terms

Part IIIc: Illusionism (c. 1550 - 1960)

Chapter 15: The Italian Renaissance

Mainstream Theatre

An Alternative Theatre: Commedia dell’Arte

Ital: Eclipse

Key Terms

Chapter 16: The Triumph and Decline of Neoclassicism

French Theatre

English Restoration Theatre and Beyond (1660–c. 1750)

English Theatre in America

Key Terms

Chapter 17: Successful Failure: Theatre and Reform, 1750 — the 1950s

Context

Three Countries, Two Experiences

First Wave: Romanticism, 1750—1850

Second Wave: Realism, 1850—1950

Realism and Naturalism: Three Important Leaders

Third Wave: Avant-Gardism, 1890—1950

Avant-Garde Theatres and Movements

Key Terms

Chapter 18: The Rise and Triumph of Commercialism: 1750 - 1950s

Context

Commercial Theatre

Drama in the Commercial Theatre

Theatres and Production Practices

The Decline of Commercial Theatre

Responses to Commercial Theatre

Key Terms

Chapter 19: Eclectic Theatre, c. 1950-c.2000

Context

Avant-garde Theatre

The Influence of the Avant-garde

Professional Theatre

The decline and Cultural Displacement of Theatre

Key Terms

Chapter 20: U.S. Theatre, 2000-2010

Context

Theatrical Changes

A Faded Avant-garde

Commercial and Not-for-Profit Theatres

Theatre Trends in the New Millennium

Key Terms

Chapter 21: Global Theatre

Context

The East

The Islamic World

Africa

Key Terms

Glossary

Index

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