Drama Stage and Audience

Drama Stage and Audience PDF Author: J. L. Styan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521098694
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
This book will appeal to students, actors and directors of drama, as well as the theatregoers.

The Oxford Handbook of American Drama

The Oxford Handbook of American Drama PDF Author: Jeffrey H. Richards
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199731497
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 593

Book Description
This volume explores the history of American drama from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. It describes origins of early republican drama and its evolution during the pre-war and post-war periods. It traces the emergence of different types of American drama including protest plays, reform drama, political drama, experimental drama, urban plays, feminist drama and realist plays. This volume also analyzes the works of some of the most notable American playwrights including Eugene O'Neill, Tennessee Williams, and Arthur Miller and those written by women dramatists.

A Sourcebook on Naturalist Theatre

A Sourcebook on Naturalist Theatre PDF Author: Christopher Innes
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134744285
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
A Sourcebook on Naturalist Theatre provides essential primary sources which document one of the key movements in modern theatre. Christopher Innes has selected three writers to exemplify the movement, and six plays in particular: * Henrik Ibsen - A Dolls House and Hedda Gabler * Anton Chekhov - The Seagull and The Cherry Orchard * George Bernard Shaw - Mrs Warren's Profession and Heartbreak House. Innes' introduction provides an overview of naturalist theatre. Key themes include: the representation of women, significant contemporary issues and the links between theory, play writing and stage practice. The primary sources explore many aspects of naturalism, giving information on: * the playwrights' intentions when writing plays * contemporary reviews * literary criticism * political and social background * production notes from early performances of the plays.
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