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Through the use of four model plays-Macbeth, Our Town, A Raisin in the Sun, and Rent-this textbook informs the student about theatre arts, stimulates interest in the art form, leads to critical thinking about theatre, and prepares the student to be a more informed and critical theatregoer. Structured into seven chapters, each looking at a major area or artist-and concluding with the audience and the students themselves-this textbook looks at both the theoretical and practical aspects of theatre arts, from the nature of theatre and drama to how it reflects society to explaining the processes that playwrights, actors, designers, directors, producers, and critics go through.

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...delivers a great deal of information both of a theoretical and practical nature. It is well written and very readable and should be considered by those who teach introduction to theater courses as well as the casual reader who would like to know more about the theater. Arba Aimed at non-majors, this textbook uses examples from four well-known plays-Macbeth, Our Town, A Raisin in the Sun, and Rent-to introduce undergraduates to the theatre arts. Coverage includes fundamental theatrical elements such as playwright and script,as well as the actors, directors, and designers who bring it to life. The volume is illustrated with b&w photos of theatre productions... Reference and Research Book News Aimed at non-majors, this textbook uses examples from four well-known plays-Macbeth, Our Town, A Raisin in the Sun, and Rent-to introduce undergraduates to the theatre arts. Coverage includes fundamental theatrical elements such as playwright and script, as well as the actors, directors, and designers who bring it to life. The volume is illustrated with b&w photos of theatre productions. Reference and Research Book News

Author Information

Thomas S. Hischak is professor of theatre at the State University of New York at Cortland. He is the author of thirteen books, including Through the Screen Door: What Happened to the Broadway Musical When it Went to Hollywood (Scarecrow Press, 2004), Enter the Players: New York Stage Actors in the Twentieth Century (Scarecrow Press, 2003), and Boy Loses Girl: Broadway's Librettists (Scarecrow Press, 2002). Hischak is also coeditor of The Oxford Companion to American Theatre, 3rd Edition and winner of a Choice ""Outstanding Academic Book"" award.

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