The Art of Theatre: Then and Now
- ISBN-10
- 1133713491
- ISBN-13
- 9781133713494
- Series
- The Art of Theatre
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 496
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-01-01
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning
- Authors
- Wright, William Missouri Downs, Erik Ramsey
Description
THE ART OF THEATRE: THEN AND NOW, Third Edition, explores issues of cultural diversity and creativity, presents a full day-in-the-life of theatre, and offers comprehensive coverage of theatre history. The authors make timely and relevant connections between theatre and the familiar world of television and film to help students understand how the living art of theatre relates to and influences today's screen entertainment. For flexibility in the way you teach, THE ART OF THEATRE is available in two versions. This full version contains 17 chapters, six of which cover theatre history in both Western and non-Western contexts, and concludes with a chapter on The Musical. THE ART OF THEATRE: A CONCISE INTRODUCTION features 12 chapters and a briefer treatment of theatre's history, and also features a chapter on The Musical. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
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