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Sub-Categories of Theatre Studies
Theatre Studies
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Russian Theatre in Practice: The Director's Guide
Amy Skinner (University of Hull, UK)
Theatre direction & production
Paperback
Amidst the turmoil of political revolution, the stage directors of twentieth-century Russia rewrote the rules of theatre making.... [more]
Optimal Audio and Video Reproduction at Home: Improving the Listening and...
Vincent Verdult
Theatre Studies; Audio processing
Paperback
Optimal Audio and Video Reproduction at Home is a comprehensive guide that will help every reader set up a modern audio-video... [more]
Sondheim on Music: Minor Details and Major Decisions
Mark Eden Horowitz
Theatre Studies; Musicals; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups
Paperback
In this collection of interviews conducted by Mark Horowitz of the Library of Congress, musical theatre legend Stephen Sondheim... [more]
Casting a Movement: The Welcome Table Initiative
Claire Syler, Daniel Banks
Acting techniques; Theatre direction & production
Hardback
Casting a Movement brings together US-based actors, directors, educators, playwrights, and scholars to explore the cultural... [more]
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The Creative Qualitative Researcher: Writing That Makes Readers Want to...
Ronald J. Pelias (Southern Illinois University, USA)
Theatre Studies; Research methods: general; Communication studies
Paperback
The Creative Qualitative Researcher is designed to help readers see the range of possibilities of creative scholarship. The... [more]
Principles of Dramaturgy
Robert Scanlan
Theatre Studies
Hardback
In Principles of Dramaturgy, Robert Scanlan explains the invariant principles behind the construction of stage and performance... [more]
Drama in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: Playmakers and their Strategies...
Nadia Therese van Pelt (University of Leiden, The Netherlands)
Performance art; Theatre Studies; Literary studies: plays & playwrights; Medieval history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700
Paperback
Drama in Medieval and Early Modern Europe moves away from the customary conceptual framework that artificially separates `medieval'... [more]
Approaches to Actor Training: International Perspectives
John Freeman
Acting techniques
Paperback
This insightful and practically-focused collection brings together different approaches to actor training from professionals... [more]
Rosmersholm
Henrik Ibsen
Theatre Studies; Plays & playscripts; Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Paperback
Duncan Macmillan's stunning and resonant adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's Rosmersholm. This revival of a masterpiece charts love,... [more]
Performers and Their Arts: Folk, Popular and Classical Genres in a Changing...
Simon Charsley, Kadekar Laxmi Narayan
Theatre Studies
Paperback
Are the performing arts, both elaborate and simple forms, alive in India in modern times? Is it still a land of musicians... [more]
Foundations of Stage Makeup
Daniel Townsend
Theatre: technical & background skills
Hardback
Foundations of Stage Makeup is a comprehensive exploration into the creative world of stage makeup. Step-by-step makeup applications... [more]
The Art of Voice Acting: The Craft and Business of Performing for Voiceover...
James Alburger
Acting techniques; Television
Paperback
The Art of Voice Acting covers all aspects of the craft and business of... [more]
Intercultural Acting and Performer Training
Phillip B. Zarrilli (University of Exeter, UK), T. Sasitharan (Intercultural Theatre Institute, Singapore), Anuradha Kapur (Abedkhar University Delhi, India)
Acting techniques; Dance & Performing arts
Hardback
Intercultural Acting and Performer Training is the first collection of essays from a diverse, international group of authors... [more]
Words for the Theatre: Four Essays on the Dramatic Text
David Cole
Theatre Studies; Writing & editing guides
Hardback
In Words for the Theatre, playwright David Cole pursues a course of dramaturgical self-questioning on the part of a playwright,... [more]
British Nautical Melodramas, 1820-1850: Volume II
Arnold Schmidt (California State University, USA)
Theatre Studies; Anthologies (non-poetry); Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Hardback
During the 1820s and 30s nautical melodramas reigned supreme on London stages, entertaining the mariners and maritime workers... [more]
British Nautical Melodramas, 1820-1850: Volume III
Arnold Schmidt (California State University, USA)
Theatre Studies; Anthologies (non-poetry); Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Hardback
During the 1820s and 30s nautical melodramas reigned supreme on London stages, entertaining the mariners and maritime workers... [more]
British Nautical Melodramas, 1820-1850: Volume I
Arnold Schmidt (California State University, USA)
Theatre Studies; Anthologies (non-poetry); Literary studies: plays & playwrights; School editions of fiction texts
Hardback
During the 1820s and 30s nautical melodramas reigned supreme on London stages, entertaining the mariners and maritime workers... [more]
Contemporary Women Stage Directors: Conversations on Craft
Paulette Marty (Appalachian State University, USA)
Theatre direction & production
Paperback
Consists of interviews with 27 female professional theatre directors in the United Kingdom and United States. [more]
The Costumes of Burlesque: 1866-2018
Coleen Scott
Theatre Studies; Dance; Other performing arts
Hardback
The Costumes of Burlesque: 1866-2018 is the first volume to inclusively document burlesque costume from its birth in the 1860's... [more]
A Dictionary of the American Avant-Gardes
Richard Kostelanetz
The Arts: General & Reference; History of Art & Design Styles; Performance art; Theatre Studies
Paperback
For this American edition of his legendary arts dictionary of information and opinion, the distinguished critic and arts historian... [more]
Women's Playwriting and the Women's Movement, 1890-1918
Anna Farkas (University of Regensburg, Germany)
Theatre Studies; Writing & editing guides; Literary studies: plays & playwrights; Cultural studies
Hardback
The influence of the women's movement has long been a scholarly priority in the study of British women's drama of the late... [more]
Understanding Design in Film Production: Using Art, Light & Locations to...
Barbara Freedman Doyle (Chair, Film Division, Chapman University, USA), Will Akers
Theatre Studies; Film, TV & Radio; Media studies
Paperback
Great visual storytelling is possible on a minimal budget, but you have to spend a lot of energy thinking and planning. In... [more]
Stage Directing: A Director's Itinerary
Michael Wainstein
Theatre: individual actors & directors
Paperback
Stage Directing: A Director's Itinerary is a practical guidebook that provides instruction on how to organize the work of... [more]
Robert Lepage
Aleksandar Sasa Dundjerovic
Theatre: individual actors & directors
Hardback
An account of Robert Lepage's biography, seminal productions, key writings and practical exercises -- [more]
How and Why We Teach Shakespeare: College Teachers and Directors Share How...
Sidney Homan
Performance art; Theatre Studies; Shakespeare studies & criticism; Teaching skills & techniques
Hardback
In How and Why We Teach Shakespeare, 19 distinguished college teachers and directors draw from their personal experiences... [more]
