The Enjoyment of Theatre
Author: Kenneth M. Cameron
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 460
ISBN-13: 9780023184307
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Kenneth M. Cameron
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 460
ISBN-13: 9780023184307
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Kenneth M. Cameron
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 502
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The Enjoyment of Theatre's" balanced coverage of performance and history provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to theatre for both majors and non-majors. This text 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. The 6th Edition features major revisions while continuing to bring students the expertise of a proven author team--one whose strong academic credentials combine with a wealth of theatre experience. Cameron and Gillespie make theatre come alive for all students by showing them how theatre is, and will continue to be, relevant to their everyday lives. New and Notable Features: " Offers a balance of history and performance to give students a context for understanding today's theatre and the social impact of the theatre since its inception. Features two 16-page color inserts with new color photographs of Broadway productions by New York's finest theatrical photographers bringing Broadway to life for students. New and unique "Explore Theatre: A Backstage Pass" is a peer-to-peer, interactive, DVD learning tool (available in a free package with the text) developed by students for students under the direction of an award winning teacher of theatre. Seventeen major content areas (director, actor, costume designer, etc.) are covered, with an eye towards introducing students to the people and processes that make theatre happen. Emphasizes theatre's cultural and economic context in extensively revised chapters throughout the book, to sugest how forces outside the theatre influence it. Integrates material on world theatre throughout the text rather than discussing it in a separate chapter. Includes new "Story of the Play"discussions that summarize some of the great plays that are used as examples in the book for students.
Author: Jim Aris Patterson
Publisher: Pearson
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780205856152
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The Enjoyment of Theatre's balanced coverage of performance and history provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to theatre for both majors and nonmajors. This text establishes the aesthetic underpinnings of theatre art and then explores performance and production topics such as playwriting, acting, directing, design, and the theatre industry. The Enjoyment of Theatre also covers the full span of theatre's 2,500-year history. The authors make theatre come alive for students by showing them how theatre is relevant to their everyday lives." --Amazon.
Author: Milton Marx
Publisher:
Published: 1961
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Purpose and Aim of Drama -- What is a Play -- Conflict: the Essence of Drama -- Structure of a Play -- Tragedy -- Comedy -- Serious Drama, Comedy Drama, and Other Tupes -- Literary Movements and Reality in Drama -- How to Judge a Play.
Author: Tim Donahue
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Published: 2020-08-04
Total Pages: 182
ISBN-13: 1643360752
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →For decades roughly 80 percent of commercial Broadway productions have failed to recoup their original investments. In light of this shocking and harsh reality, how does the show go on? Tim Donahue and Jim Patterson answer this question and many others in this updated edition of their popular, straightforward guide to understanding professional theater finances and the economic realities of theater production. This revised edition of Stage Money not only includes the latest financial information and illuminating examples of key concepts; it has been enhanced with a discussion of the stagehands' union plus a new chapter on marketing for the theater. These new elements combined with the essentials of the first edition create an expansive overview of the contemporary theater business. Stage Money is designed for theater enthusiasts and professionals interested in understanding the inner workings of this industry today and its challenges for the future. Ken Davenport, two-time Tony Award winner, Broadway and Off Broadway theater producer, blogger, writer, and owner of Davenport Theatrical Enterprises writer, offers a foreword.
Author: Kenneth M. Cameron
Publisher:
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 55
ISBN-13: 9780023183706
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Jim Aris Patterson
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 381
ISBN-13: 9780205930043
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"This streamlined, engaging text helps students understand the events, places and people that have influenced the history of theatre... Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: Identify the major time periods and geographic areas associated with the history of theatre; Distinguish relevant characteristics of theatre in diverse times and places; Describe the underlying cultural, economic, and political environments as they affected theatre in different times and places; Associate major participants who made theatre within their historical and regional context."--Publisher description.
Author: Kenneth M. Cameron
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 444
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Enjoyment of Theatre'sbalanced coverage of performance and history provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to theatre. 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. Thisseventh editionfeatures major revisions and welcomes two highly respected collaborators from the University of South Carolina to the proven author team of Cameron and Gillespie. Together, they make theatre come alive for all readers by showing them how theatre is, and will continue to be, relevant to their everyday lives.
Author: Blanche Yurka
Publisher:
Published: 2013-10
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781494032173
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is a new release of the original 1959 edition.
Author: Tim Donahue
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Published: 2013-07-22
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 1611171970
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Theater Careers is designed to empower aspiring theater professionals to make savvy, informed decisions through a concise overview of how to prepare for and find work in the theater business. Tim Donahue and Jim Patterson offer well-researched information on various professions, salary ranges, educational and experience requirements, and other facets certain to enlighten students contemplating a theater career, as well as inform counselors, teachers, and parents of available opportunities and the demands of each path. Theater Careers offers valuable details not readily available elsewhere, including • Dozens of informative job descriptions surveying the impressive variety of theater careers, both on and off the stage • Statistics on the working and earning prospects of various careers as drawn from the best sources in the business • Thoughtful assessments of the value of education and training choices, including the most meaningful way to look at the costs of college—estimating net costs, which is seldom described elsewhere—and how to choose a school Straightforward and objective, Theater Careers is an ideal reference for those seeking careers in the theater. Armed with this information, readers will be better equipped to pursue choices that best lead to satisfying and secure employment in the rewarding field of the dramatic arts.