The Theater Experience (Text Only)

by Wilson, Edwin

• ISBN13: 9780072831825
• ISBN10: 0072831820
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

The ideal theater appreciation text for courses focusing on theater elements, "The Theater Experience" encourages students to be active theater-goers as they learn about the fundamentals of a production. By addressing the importance of the audience, Wilson brings the art of performance to life for students who may have little experience with the medium. .

Table of Contents

Introduction

– The Audience

The Audience: Its Role and Imagination

Background and Expectations of the Audience

The Critic and the Audience

Stage Spaces

The Performers And The Director

Acting: Offstage and in the Past

Stage Acting Today

The Director and the Producer

The Playwright And The Play

– Creating the World of the Play

Dramatic Structure: Climactic, Episodic, and Other Forms

Dramatic Characters

Tragedy and Other Serious Drama

Comedy and Tragicomedy

The Designers

Scenery

Costumes

Lighting and Sound

– The Theater Landscape Today

– Contemporary American Theater

Musical Theater

– Contemporary World Theater

Epilogue: Integrating the Elements: Predicting the Future

– Play Synopses

The Cherry Orchard

A Streetcar Named Desire

Death of a Salesman

Waiting for Godot

Historical Outline

Major Theatrical Forms and Movements

Technical Terms

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index

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