ISBN: 0073125555 Binding: Paperback Edition: 10 Author(s): Edwin Wilson Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Number of Pages: 512
The ideal theater appreciation text for courses focusing on theater elements The Theater Experience encourages students to be active theater-goers as they learn about the fundamentals of a production By addressing the importance of the audience Wilson brings the art of performance to life for students who may have little experience with the medium
ISBN: 0155025864 Binding: Paperback Edition: 1 Author(s): Susan S. Jonas, Geoffrey S. Proehl, Michael Lupu Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Number of Pages: 608
This comprehensive work is truly the first textbook in the field of dramaturgy Most of the material-much of it by leaders in all areas of the theater-was commissioned for this collection rather than being reprinted Its currency and importance cannot be overestimated A review of the history of dramaturgy as a profession together with its European antecedents gives students a sense of historical context Selections from respected and recognized names in theater provoke student interest and communicate the benefits of those experts' experiences
Practice-Led Research, Research-Led Practice in the Creative Arts (Research Methods for the Arts and Humanities)
ISBN: 0748636293 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): N/A Publisher: Edinburgh University Press Number of Pages: 288
This book considers one of the most exciting and innovative developments within higher education: the rise of the creative arts and the growing recognition that creative practice is a valid field of research The volume shows that creative practice can lead to research insights through what is known as practice-led research yet unlike other books on practice-led research the text includes a discussion on the positive impact of research-led practice Essays cover a wide range of disciplines including creative writing dance music theater film and new media and contributors are from the UK the US Canada and Australia They approach the subject from numerous angles discussing methodologies of practice-led research and research-led practice their own creative work as a form of research research training for creative practitioners and the politics and history of practice-led research and research-led practice within the university This book will be invaluable for creative practitioners researchers students in the creative arts and academics
A Short Introduction to the Ancient Greek Theater: Revised Edition
ISBN: 0226477614 Binding: Paperback Edition: Revised Author(s): Graham Ley Publisher: University Of Chicago Press Number of Pages: 116
Contemporary productions on stage and film and the development of theater studies continue to draw new audiences to ancient Greek drama With observations on all aspects of performance this volume fills their need for a clear concise account of what is known about the original conditions of such productions in the age of Pericles
Reexamining the surviving plays of Aeschylus Sophocles Euripides and Aristophanes Graham Ley here discusses acting technique scenery the power and range of the chorus the use of theatrical space and parody in their plays In addition to photos of scenes from Greek vases that document theatrical performance this new edition includes notes on ancient mime and puppetry and how to read Greek playtexts as scripts as well as an updated bibliography An ideal companion to The Complete Greek Tragedies also published by the University of Chicago Press Leys work is a concise and informative introduction to one of the great periods of world drama
"Anyone faced with Athenian tragedy or comedy for the first time in or out of the classroom would do well to start with A Short Introduction to Ancient Greek Theater"Didaskalia
ISBN: Binding: Kindle Edition Edition: Author(s): David Bruce Publisher: Number of Pages: 74
This book contains 250 anecdotes about theater including these: 1) Onna White was dancing for Michael Kidd when he suggested a series of steps that she thought was too difficult for the Take Back Your Mink number in "Guys and Dolls" so she complained Thats easy for you to say Youre not wearing high heels Mr Kidd asked What size shoe do you wear Hearing the answerseven and a halfhe put on her high heels and danced the steps perfectly After that says Ms White I shut my mouth and never doubted him again 2) Brian Smedley fell in love with actress Judi Dench and asked her to marry him She said that she would think about the proposal then give him her answer but she never got back to him Instead she fell in love with Michael Williams and married him While visibly pregnant she was performing in London Assurance Mr Smedley saw the play and when it was over he went to her dressing room stuck his head in the door and said I take it the answers no 3) George Bernard Shaw sent two tickets to the opening night of one of his plays to Sir Winston Churchill with a note saying Please come to my play and bring a friend if you have one Sir Winston replied with his own note saying that he couldnt come to the opening night but Ill come to the second night if you have one 4) Some anecdotes need not be completely told to be funny; after all some things are best left to the imagination In 2007 when playwright Edward Albee was 80 years old his beloved cat died of cancer While the cats grave was being dug Mr Albee put the cat in a freezer He says about his cat I put her in plastic and forgot to tell the cleaning ladies One of them went in there saw a dead cat and well
ISBN: 0130485837 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Alyson McLamore Publisher: Prentice Hall Number of Pages: 336
This unique historical survey illustrates the interaction of multiple artistic and dramatic considerations with an overview of the development of numerous popular musical theater genres This introduction provides more than a history of musical theater it studies the music within the shows to provide an understanding of the contributions of musical theater composers as clearly as the artistry of musical theater lyricists and librettists The familiarity of the musical helps readers understand how music functions in a song and a show while giving them the vocabulary to discuss their perceptions The guide reviews the antecedents to the genre of musical theater the musical stage in the 19th century divergent paths in the twentieth century synthesis of style and substance new partnerships new faces of the 40s 50s 60s and 70s and changes of approach in the 1980s and 90s For fans of music and musical theater
Get the Callback: The Art of Auditioning for Musical Theatre
ISBN: 0810869187 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Jonathan Flom Publisher: Scarecrow Press Number of Pages: 162
The easy-to-use handbook Get the Callback: The Art of Auditioning for Musical Theatre offers practical advice on all the facets of auditioning walking the reader step by step through the audition process explaining what to expect how to behave and how to prepare for a winning audition It also coaches the actor through the ins and outs of pursuing a career in musical theatre Through his professional and teaching experience Jonathan Flom presents the material in an easily accessible way Get the Callback proceeds chronologically through the audition process beginning with finding auditions and reading and interpreting casting calls Flom discusses many facets of preparation including selecting songs and monologues to suit your voice and the audition organizing and arranging your music working with the accompanist and presenting yourself to the directors He gives a detailed description of the actual audition performance and even offers advice on how non-dancers can survive a dance audition The book includes valuable information on callbacks and how to field job offers providing advice on contracts and negotiations Further information on getting professional headshots designing a quality resume and writing winning cover letters is also included each with examples Unique to this volume is a chapter on auditioning for college training programs The book concludes with three appendixes: a list of recommended dos and don'ts and two lists of appropriate audition repertoire by genre and by actor type as well as a glossary of terms
The Longman Anthology of Drama and Theater: A Global Perspective
ISBN: 0321291387 Binding: Paperback Edition: 1 Author(s): Mike Greenwald, Roger Schultz, Roberto Dario Pomo Publisher: Longman Number of Pages: 1824
The Longman Anthology of World Drama and Theatre is a fully-integrated textanthology of drama with a global emphasis for the Introduction to Drama course Divided into two parts: Part One covers the origins of drama: genres conventions styles and descriptions of roles and Part Two is a six chapter anthology of plays including plays from around the world with a solid core of western plays Each chapter in Part Two includes visuals maps timelines biographical and contextual headnotes and an overview of the history and conventions of each period that help students gain a better understanding of the drama and theater being presented
Henrik Ibsen and the Birth of Modernism: Art, Theater, Philosophy
ISBN: 0199202591 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Toril Moi Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Number of Pages: 416
Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) is the founder of modern theater and his plays are performed all over the world Yet in spite of his unquestioned status as a classic of the stage Ibsen is often dismissed as a fuddy-duddy old realist whose plays are of interest only because they remain the gateway to modern theater In Henrik Ibsen and the Birth of Modernism Toril Moi makes a powerful case not just for Ibsen's modernity but for his modernism Situating Ibsen in his cultural context she shows how unexpected his rise to world fame was and the extent of his influence on writers such Shaw Wilde and Joyce who were seeking to escape the shackles of Victorianism
Henrik Ibsen and the Birth of Modernism also rewrites nineteenth-century literary history; positioning Ibsen between visual art and philosophy the book offers a critique of traditional theories of the opposition between realism and modernism Modernism Moi argues arose from the ruins of idealism the dominant aesthetic paradigm of the nineteenth century She also shows why Ibsen still matters to us today by focusing on two major themes-his explorations of women men and marriage and his clear-eyed chronicling of the tension between skepticism and the everyday
This radical new account places Ibsen in his rightful place alongside Baudelaire Flaubert and Manet as a founder of European modernism
