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Style: An Approach to Appreciating Theatre offers brief, readable chapters about the basics of theatre as a starting point for discussion, and provides new adaptations of classic plays that are both accessible to students learning about theatre and fit for production.
List of contents
1. What is Theatre? 2. What is Style? 3. Style: Realism. Realistic Play: Trifles by Susan Glaspell 4. Style: Theatricalism. Theatricalistic Play: The Insect Play by the Brothers Čapek□ 5. Style: Expressionism. Expressionistic Play: The Hairy Ape by Eugene O’Neill 6. Style: Classicism. Classical Play: Antigone by Sophocles 7. Style: Musical Theatre 8. Playwrights 9. Directors 10. Designers 11. Actors and Other Collaborators
About the author
E. Bert Wallace is a Professor of Theatre at Campbell University in Buies Creek, NC. In addition to Introduction to Theatre, he teaches Theatre History, Directing, Playwriting, and Theatre Education courses as well as regularly writing and directing plays. His full-length adaptation of Paul Green’s novel This Body the Earth was originally produced in conjunction with the Paul Green Foundation, Chapel Hill, NC, and continues in development. His play The Purse was recently published by Lazy Bee Scripts.
Summary
Style: An Approach to Appreciating Theatre offers brief, readable chapters about the basics of theatre as a starting point for discussion, and provides new adaptations of classic plays that are both accessible to students learning about theatre and fit for production.
