The Essential Theatre / Edition 10

The Essential Theatre / Edition 10

ISBN-10:
0495807974
ISBN-13:
9780495807971
Pub. Date:
12/14/2009
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
ISBN-10:
0495807974
ISBN-13:
9780495807971
Pub. Date:
12/14/2009
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
The Essential Theatre / Edition 10

The Essential Theatre / Edition 10

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Overview

This introductory text acquaints students with the theatreùits artistic and social functions, its development, and howeach of the theatre arts functions as a unit. In the thirty-five years since it was first published, THE ESSENTIAL THEATRE has established a reputation as one of the most comprehensive, authoritative surveys of the theatre in academia. THE ESSENTIAL THEATRE works in tandem with its companion anthology, PLAYS FOR THE THEATRE (7/e), edited by Oscar G. Brockett with Robert Ball. The scripts in PLAYS serve as the foundation for discussion of the various types of theatrical experience explored in THE ESSENTIAL THEATRE.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780495807971
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Publication date: 12/14/2009
Edition description: Older Edition
Pages: 480
Product dimensions: 7.90(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile: 1330L (what's this?)

About the Author

Oscar G. Brockett will always have an international reputation as a theatre historian. A Distinguished Scholar honoree of the American Society of Theatre Research, he received career achievement awards from both the Association for Theatre in Higher Education and the United States Institute for Theatre Technology. In addition, he was a recipient of the Robert Lewis Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre Research. After receiving his Ph.D. from Stanford University, he taught at several major American universities and at the University of Bristol in England. He also served as president of the American Theatre Association, dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas, editor of THEATRE JOURNAL, and editorial board member of the ASIAN THEATRE JOURNAL. He held the prestigious University of Texas Z.T. Scott Family Chair in Drama and was director of the Center for Dramatic and Performance Studies for several years. Dr. Brockett authored many articles in leading journals and several books, including HISTORY OF THE THEATRE. At the time of his passing, he was serving as a distinguished teaching professor at the University of Texas at Austin and the dean of the Fellows of the American Theatre.


Robert J. Ball has ample experience as a successful teacher of Introduction to Theatre and Theatre Appreciation courses at a number of large and small universities, including Trinity University, the University of Texas, and Vanderbilt University. He is also a practicing actor and director with numerous professional credits in American regional theatres, as well as credits for national and international touring productions. Dr. Ball received his Ph.D. in theatre history and criticism from the University of Texas and is currently the chair and artistic director of the Theatre Arts program at the University of the Incarnate Word.


John Fleming, a former Brockett student, was chosen by the Brockett estate to extend the legacy of Oscar Brockett s foundational text. He has taught Introduction to Theatre, Theatre History, and a variety of other classes at the University of Texas, Auburn University, and Texas State University. His books and articles focus on contemporary theatre, while his plays have been popular with undergraduate audiences. After many years as chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at Texas State University, Dr. Fleming now serves as dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication.


Andrew Carlson is managing director of the Oscar G. Brockett Center for Theatre History and Criticism at the University of Texas at Austin, where he teaches Introduction to Theatre, Dramatic Literature, Dramaturgy, and Shakespeare. He is a professional dramaturg and actor, who writes about theatrical practice in scholarly contexts. In addition, he is an artistic associate with the Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona, Minn., where he has performed roles such as Hamlet (HAMLET), Edmund (KING LEAR), and Hotspur (HENRY IV, PART I).

Table of Contents

Part I: Foundations
1.The Nature of Theatre
2.Performance, Audience, and Critic
3.The Playscript. Part II: Varieties Of Theatrical Experience
4.Festival Theatre: Greek, Roman, and Medieval Theatre Experiences
5.Creating a Professional Theatre: Elizabethan England, Italian Commedia dell'Arte, and Seventeenth-Century France
6.From Melodrama to Realism
7.The Modernist Temperament: 1890-1940
8.Reevaluation, Decentralization, and Subsidization
9.Contemporary Diversity. Part III: Theatrical Production
10.Theatrical Space and Production Design
11.Playwriting and Dramaturgy
12.Directing and Producing
13.Acting
14.Scenic Design.
15.Costume Design and Makeup
16.Lighting Design, Sound, and Multimedia. Appendix: Opportunities to Work in the Theatre.
Glossary. Bibiliography. Credits.
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