
The Theatre Experience, 15th Edition
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The Theatre Experience, 15e prepares students to be well-informed, well-prepared theatre audience members. With an audience-centered narrative that engages today’s students, a vivid photo program that brings concepts to life, and features that teach and encourage a variety of skill sets, students master core concepts and learn to think critically about theatre and the world around them. As a result, students are better prepared for class, and better prepared for theatre going. The textbook is noted for its lively writing style and for helping students recognize how theatre relates to our everyday lives.
Chapter 1 The Audience: Its Role and Imagination
Chapter 2 Background and Expectations of the Audience
Chapter 3 Theatre Spaces
PART 2 The Performers and the Director
Chapter 4 Acting for the Stage
Chapter 5 The Director and the Producer
PART 3 The Designers
Chapter 6 Scenery
Chapter 7 Stage Costumes
Chapter 8 Lighting and Sound
PART 4 The Playwright and the Play
Chapter 9 Creating the World of the Play
Chapter 10 Dramatic Structure and Dramatic Characters
Chapter 11 Theatrical Genres
Chapter 12 Alternative and Experimental Dramatic and Theatrical Forms
Chapter 13 Diverse and Inclusive Plays, Playwrights, and Theatrical Forms
Plays That May Be Read Online
Glossary
Notes
Index


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