Synopses & Reviews
Theatre: Art in Action teaches theater through hands-on performance-based exercises that have students assume the roles of actor, director, designer, technician, producer, stage crew, publicist, etc., to gain an appreciation for and understanding of theater as an art form, today and through history. Written by Dr. Robert Taylor and Dr. Robert Strickland, Theatre: Art in Action is an award-winning theater text that from planning stage to center stage will prove the ideal high school theater resource.
Synopsis
Theatre: Art in Action teaches theater through hands-on performance-based exercises that have students assume the roles of actor, director, designer, technician, producer, stage crew, publicist, etc., to gain an appreciation for and understanding of theater as an art form, today and through history. Written by Dr. Robert Taylor and Dr. Robert Strickland, Theatre: Art in Action is an award-winning theater text that from planning stage to center stage will prove the ideal high school theater resource.
Table of Contents
Section 1 - Exploration
Chapter 1: Acting
Chapter 2: DirectingandProducing
Historical Profile: Sophocles
Chapter: 3 Technical Theatre
Section 2 - Preparation
Chapter 4: Acting
Historical Profile: Shakespeare
Chapter 5: DirectingandProducing
Historical Profile: Moliere
Chapter 6 Technical Theatre
Section 3 - Performance
Chapter 7: Acting
Historical Profile: Kabuki
Chapter 8: Directing and Producting
Historical Profile: Chekhov
Chapter 9: Technical Theatre
Section 4 - Specialiation
Chapter 10: Acting
Historical Profile: Beckett
Chapter 11: DirectingandProducing
Historical Profile: Wilson
Chapter 12: Technical Theatre
Resources
WritingandTheatre
CareersandTheatre
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