The Art of Theatre: Then and Now 4th Edition

The Art of Theatre: Then and Now (4th Edition) Authors: William Missouri Downs, Erik Ramsey, Lou A. Wright File Size: 76 MB Format: PDF Length: 496 Pages Publisher: Cengage Learning; 4th edition Publication Date: ‎ January 1, 2017 Language: English ASIN: B01N9IENYC ISBN-10: 130595470X, 1337517437 ISBN-13: 9781305954700, 9781337517430 Cover Contents Preface About the Authors Part 1: Theatre Literacy Chapter 1: Theatre, Art, And Entertainment Art, Or Not Art, That Is The Question The Qualities Of Art Human Expression Subject And Medium Response Perception Of Order The Politics Of Art Art Versus Entertainment What Is Theatre? What Is Drama The Common Categories Of Theatre Curtain Call Spotlights Plato, Aristotle, And Theatre Arts To Be An Artist Means Finding Form And Structure The Life And Death Of Ken Saro-wiwa Chapter 2: Stage Versus Screen The Audience Acting: Key Differences Directing: Key Differences Funding And Profit Funding The Screen Funding Theatre And The Arts Who Is In Control Who Controls Content Who Controls The Copyright Curtain Call Spotlights We Hate You But Please Keep Sending Us Baywatch Copyright Law: Infringement, Public Domain, And Parody Chapter 3: Theatre of the People Art, Entertainment, And Privilege Theatre And Culture Theatre Of Identity Theatre Of Protest Cross-cultural Theatre Seeing Through Another’s Eyes Culture Wars Curtain Call Spotlights Color Consciousness Karen Finley And The Nea Chapter 4: Experiencing and Analyzing Plays A Group Activity Group Dynamics The Willing Suspension Of Disbelief Aesthetic Distance Levels Of Participation Sitting Quietly In The Dark Not Sitting Quietly In The Dark Attending The Theatre Finding A Play Getting Tickets Saving Money Dress Codes Before The Play After The Play Play Analysis Reviews Dramatic Criticism Assessment Freedom Of Speech Censorship The First Amendment Defamation Breach Of The Peace Sedition And Incitement To Crime Separation Of Church And State Obscenity Curtain Call Spotlights Ovation Inflation Audiences Behaving Badly Genre Part 2: The Arts Within The Arts Chapter 5: A Day in the Life of a Theatre 9 Am: Entering Springfield Ensemble Rep By Ghost Light 10 Am: Checking Wardrobe And Planning For Next Season 11 Am: Rehearsing And Building A Show Noon: Fund-raising, Designing, And Sewing 1 Pm: More Rehearsing 2 Pm: Creating Sets And Sounds, And Advising The Director 3 Pm: Attending Meetings And Creating A Mission Statement 4 Pm: Publicizing A Play And Fitting Costumes 5 Pm: Brainstorming A Concept 6 Pm: Preparing For The Evening Performance 7 Pm: Opening The House 8 Pm: Performing The First Act 9 Pm: Performing The Final Act 10 Pm: Clearing Out 11 Pm: Bringing Out The Ghost Light Curtain Call Spotlights The Producers The Stage Manager If It Can Go Wrong, It Will Chapter 6: The Art of Playwriting The Playwright’s Life The Playwright’s Art Theme Action Conflict Language Subtext Imagery Rhythm, Tempo, And Sound Plot Formula Plots Beginning Middle End Non-formula Plots Curtain Call Spotlights The Life Of A Playwright: Sarah Ruhl Formula Storytelling—star Wars Compared To Romeo And Juliet How Many Acts? How Many Intermissions Chapter 7: The Art of Acting Training To Be An Actor Training The Body Training The Voice Training The Mind Gurus And Mentors: Acting Teachers Acting Techniques We All Can Use Changing How You Feel Empathy And The Magic If Substitution Understanding A Character Circumstances And Objectives Public And Personal Images Inner Conflicts And Character Flaws Motivation The Actor’s Life Auditions Rehearsals Performances Curtain Call Spotlights The Life Of An Actor: Terri White An Actor’s Nightmare—forgetting Lines Tadashi Suzuki Chapter 8: The Art of Directing The Birth Of Directors Before Rehearsals Begin It All Starts With The Script Structural Analysis The Production Concept Casting The Right Actors The Director’s Role During Rehearsals Focus Reinforcing The Story With Pictures Different Types Of Directors Interpretive Directors Creative Directors Contemporary Trends Curtain Call Spotlights The Life Of A Director: Tisa Chang Playwright Versus Director Chapter 9: The Art of Design From Page To Stage Doing The Homework Design Team Meetings Filling The Empty Space Designing The Set Designing The Lights Designing The Sound Designing The Costumes Designing The Props Makeup, Wigs, And False Noses Curtain Call Spotlights Theatre Spaces Theatrical Styles The Life Of A Designer: Ming Cho Lee Chapter 10: A Creative Life Creativity Creativity And Technique Creativity And Talent Creative People A Burning Curiosity The Power Of Concentration The Ability To Find Order Mental Agility And The Ability To Find Options The Willingness To Take Risks And Accept Failure Enhancing Your Creativity Consider Your Environment Temper Your Criticism Assess Your Motivation Adjust Your Schedule Let Your Mind Wander The Need For Solitude Change Your Life Creativity Is About Problem Solving Curtain Call Spotlights Identify Your Intelligences And Cultivate Your Creativity Playfulness: The First Quality Of Genius Creativity Is More Than Imagination Chapter 11: The Musical The Many Types Of Musicals The Script From Ballads To Showstoppers Musicals: Then And Now Opera: High Art And Comic Relief Early American Musicals African American Musicals Railroads, War, And Jazz The Show Boat Revolution Thoroughly Modern Musicals The End Or A New Beginning Curtain Call Spotlights Stephen Sondheim Unsung Heroines Of The American Musical Hooray For Bollywood Part 3: A Concise History Chapter 12: Theatre Around The World African Theatre Precolonial Forms Invaders: Colonial Forms Postcolonial Forms Indian Theatre Sanskrit Drama One Hundred Thousand Verses The British Invasion Chinese Theatre The Opera Of Peking Western Influences On Chinese Theatre Japanese Theatre Noh Theatre Kabuki Theatre The Japanese Shakespeare: Chikamatsu Western Influences On Japanese Theatre Islamic Theatre Shadow Theatre Religious Drama Western Influences On Islamic Theatre East Meets West Curtain Call Spotlights Masks And Theatre Men Playing Women Bunraku Puppets Chapter 13: The Greeks To The Rise Of Christianity The Birth Of Tragedy Before Acts And Intermissions From Hubris To Catharsis Tragic Trilogies And Satyr Plays Playwrights Of The Golden Age Aeschylus: The Warrior Playwright Sophocles: The Wise And Honored One Euripides: Never Afraid To Speak His Mind Greek Comedies Aristotle And Alexander The Great Roman Spectacles The Las Vegas Of Ancient Times Roman Mimes 2,000-year-old Sitcoms The Singing, Acting Emperor Curtain Call Spotlights The Cradle Of Western Civilization Oedipus Rex The Mime Who Became An Empress Chapter 14: The Dark Ages To The Dawn Of The Renaissance A Dark Age For Theatre The Middle Ages From The Churches To The Streets The Fall Of Lucifer And Other Entertainments Pride, Lust, Sloth, And Gluttony: Allegories Aristotle Rediscovered A More Secular Theatre The Renaissance Begins The Printing Press And Subversive Ideas Humanists The Demise Of Religious Theatre Curtain Call Spotlights Hroswitha: The Nun Who Wrote Plays The Black Death Takes Center Stage Aristotle And Aristotelian Scholasticism Chapter 15: The Renaissance The Italian Influence The Rebirth Of Slapstick Classical Correctness Italian Perspective Scenery Spanish Theatre Elizabethan Theatre The World Of The Globe Rogues And Vagabonds Shakespeare And His Contemporaries Christopher Marlowe: A University Man Ben Jonson: The First Poet Laureate William Shakespeare: The Bard From Extravagant Masques To Puritan Abstinence French Theatre Pierre Corneille: The Rule Breaker Jean Racine: The Rule Advocate Molière: The Risk Taker Curtain Call Spotlights Women On Stage The Most Famous Whodunit In Theatre Chapter 16: The Restoration, The Enlightenment, And Romanticism The Restoration The Age Of Reason Science: A Faith In Reason Philosophy: Embracing Doubt Religion: Is Nothing Sacred Theatre During The Enlightenment Diderot: The Playwright Who Wrote The Encyclopedia Lessing: The Philosopher Of The Three Rings Beaumarchais: The Barber Who Started A Revolution Voltaire: Honored Philosopher Who Teaches Men To Think Romanticism The Night Romanticism Won Goethe: The Bard Of Berlin Melodrama Curtain Call Spotlights Nell Gwyn Puritans And The Little Church Around The Corner Traveling Stars And Ira Aldridge Chapter 17: Modern Theatre The Advent Of Realism Influences: Darwin, Freud, And Marx Box Sets And Fourth Walls Local Flavor And Real People Henrik Ibsen: The Father Of Realism George Bernard Shaw: Cerebral And Socially Relevant Anton Chekhov: The Lazy Chaos Of Life Naturalism: A Slice Of Life The Rise Of The Avant-garde Symbolism To Expressionism Absurdism: Beckett, Ionesco, And Pinter Jean-paul Sartre: Existentialism Bertolt Brecht: Appealing To The Intellect Postwar Theatre In The United States Off Broadway, And Off-off Broadway Contemporary Theatre: It’s Alive Theatre In The Digital Age Curtain Call Spotlights Oscar Wilde Chekhov, Stanislavsky, And The Birth Of Modern Acting The Revolt Of The Beavers Absurdism And Aristotle’s Final Cause Mccarthyism, Lillian Hellman, And The 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