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Process of Dramaby John O'Toole
Routledge 1992; US$ 41.95An original and invaluable model of the elements of drama in context. O'Toole demonstrates how dramatic meaning emerges, shaped by its multiple contexts, and illuminates the importance of all participants to the dramatic process. more...
Drama/Theatre/Performanceby Simon Shepherd; Mick Wallis
Routledge 2004; US$ 22.95This text explores the concept of these related terms and considers the complex relationship that exists between all three. This useful guidebook is an essential read for any student of literature, drama, theatre and performance studies. more...
Anthropocosmic Theatreby Nichos Nunez; Deborah Middleton
Routledge 1997; US$ 45.95In this work the author traces his researches with Grotowski and Strasberg, at the Old Vic in London, and in Nahuatlan and Tibetan theatre to arrive at his design for a unique participatory theatre form. more...
Collaborative Theatreby David Williams
Routledge 1998; US$ 41.95Collaborative Theatre combines critical and historical essays by theatre scholars from around the world with the writings of and interviews with members of le Theatre du Soleil, past and present. more...
New Visions in Performanceby Gavin Carver; Colin Beardon
Routledge 2003; US$ 138.00New Visions in Performance features the work of twelve performers and academics who are concerned with the integration of digital technologies into theatrical performance. more...
Scenic Design and Lighting Techniquesby Rob Napoli; Chuck Gloman
Elsevier 2006; US$ 50.95Basic. This is the key word in Scenic Design and Lighting Tecniques: A Basic Guide for Theatre, written by two seasoned professionals with over twenty years of experience. This book is designed to show you how to turn a bare stage into a basic set design, without using heavy language that would bog you down. From materials and construction to basic props and lighting, this book explains all you will need to know to build your set and light it. * Be inspired by the images of real productions and learn from the instructional images * Learn from designer's concepts and drawings from actual professional and university productions * Know that after reading this book, you'll be equiped with exactly what you NEED to know to design your stage... more...
Changing Directionby Lenore DeKoven
Elsevier 2006; US$ 24.95This approach, honed after years of on-set experience and from teaching at UCLA, NYU, and Columbia, and endorsed by many in the industry, including director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and producer/actor Edward Asner, aims to provide a helpful reference and resource for directors and actors alike. It combines underlying theory with dozens of exercises designed to reveal the actor?s craft. There is material on constructing the throughline; analyzing the script; character needs; the casting and rehearsal processes; film vs. theater procedures as well as the actor and the camera. Distilling difficult concepts and a complex task to their simplest form, the author explains how to accurately capture and portray... more...
Character Costume Figure Drawingby Tan Huaixiang
Elsevier 2004; US$ 50.95This text presents drawing instruction with detailed break downs of various types of characters. Maternal? Elderly? Sassy? Sexy? It all starts with body proportion, bone structure, body masses, the facial expressions, the hands, and the feet. Hats, props, fabrics, and choice of medium are all thoroughly covered to ensure your ability to develop convincing life-like characters. * Includes unique three-step drawing guides that develop the sketch from stick figure to full-blown character * Detailed examples of how to draw faces, hands, and feet * Learn to draw realistic fabrics in a multitude of colors and textures more...
Ghostsby Alice Rayner
University of Minnesota Press 2006; US$ 67.50Alice Rayner examines theatre as a memorial practice that is haunted by the presence of loss, looking at how aspects of stagecraft turn familiar elements into something uncanny. Citing examples from the works of Shakespeare, Beckett, and Suzan-Lori Parks as well as the films Vertigo, Gaslight, and The Sixth Sense, Rayner describes time as it is employed by theatre with multiple facets of presence, duration, and passage. more...
Theatre Studiesby Robert Leach
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 19.95Introducing you to all the aspects of drama and theatrical performance you will be studying in your course, Theatre Studies: the Basics draws on a wide range of examples from Oedipus Tyrannus to Behzti to give you an essential introduction to the thrilling world of live theatre, in theory and in practice. more...









