Theatre: The Lively Art ISE

PART 1 Theatre in Today’s World 
Chapter 1 Theatre Is Everywhere 
Chapter 2  The Audience    
 
PART 2 Creating Theatre: The Playwright 
Chapter 3 Creating the Dramatic Script - The Playwright Creates the Script 
Chapter 4 Theatrical Genres  

PART 3 Creating Theatre: The Production 
Chapter 5 Acting for the Stage  
Chapter 6 The Director and the Producer  
Chapter 7 Theatre Spaces  
Chapter 8 Scenery  
Chapter 9 Stage Costumes 
Chapter 10 Lighting and Sound 

PART 4 Global Theatres: Past and Present 
Chapter 11 Early Theatres: Greek, Roman, and Medieval  
Chapter 12 Early Theatre: Asian 
Chapter 13 Renaissance Theatres   
Chapter 14 Theatres from the Restoration through Romanticism 
Chapter 15 The Modern Theatre Emerges 
Chapter 16 Today’s Diverse Global Theatre  

Several qualities set Theatre: The Lively Art apart from other introductory texts. A particularly important element is our emphasis on the audience. All students reading the book are potential theatregoers, not just during their college years but throughout their lives. We have therefore attempted to make This new edition is an ideal one-volume text to prepare students as future audience members. It will give them a grasp of how theatre functions, of how it should be viewed and judged, and of the tradition behind any performance they may attend. Lively Art allows instructors to focus on both the elements of the theatre and the history of the theatre. It also focuses on today's diverse and global theatre.  In addition to serving as an ideal text for nonmajors, Theatre: The Lively Art will prepare students who wish to continue studies in theatre, as majors, minors, or students from other disciplines who take advanced courses.