Why the theatre: in personal essays, college teachers, actors, directors, and playwrights tell why the theatre is so vital to them

"Why the Theatre is a collection of twenty-six personal essay by college teachers, actors, directors, and playwrights about the magnetic pull of the theatre and its changing place in society. The book is divided into four sections, examining the creative role of the audience, the life of the ac...

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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Homan, Sidney 1938- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Routledge 2021
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Links:https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003017615
Zusammenfassung:"Why the Theatre is a collection of twenty-six personal essay by college teachers, actors, directors, and playwrights about the magnetic pull of the theatre and its changing place in society. The book is divided into four sections, examining the creative role of the audience, the life of the actor, director, and playwright in performance, ways the theatre moves beyond the playhouse and into the real world, and theories and thoughts of what the theatre can do when given form onstage. Based on concrete, highly personal examples, experiences, and memories, this collection offers unique perspectives on the meaning of the theatre and the beauty of weaving the world of the play into the fabric of our lives. Covering a range of practices and plays, from the Greeks to Japanese Butoh theatre, from Shakespeare to modern experiments, this book is written by and for the theatre instructor and Theatre Appreciation student"--
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 20, 2021)
Umfang:1 Online Ressource (ix, 209 Seiten) illustrations
ISBN:9781003017615
1003017614
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DOI:10.4324/9781003017615