1) Brief Table of Contents 2) Full Table of Contents 1) Brief Table of Contents Part I: Locating Theatre, Experiencing Plays: Theory and Criticism Chapter 1: Theatre: Performance and Art Chapter 2: Theatre: The Performing Audience: Three Roles Chapter 3: How to Read a Play Chapter 4: How to See a Play Chapter 5: Mediating the Art and Business of Theatre Part II: Today''s Theatre and Its Makers: Theatre Practice Chapter 6: Making Theatre Today: The Context Chapter 7: Playwrights Chapter 8: Actors Chapter 9: Directors Chapter 10: Designers and Technicians Part III: Theatre of Other Times and Places: Theatre History Part IIIA: Facade Stages (534 BCE-c. 550 CE) Chapter 11: The Theatre of Greece Chapter 12: The Theatre of Rome Chapter 13: Theatre in the Middle Ages Chapter 14: The Golden Ages of England and Spain Part IIIC: Illusionism (c. 1550-c. 1950) Chapter 15: The Italian Renaissance Chapter 16: The Triumph and Decline of Neoclassicism Chapter 17: Successful Failure: Theatre and Reform, c. 1750 to the 1950s Chapter 18: The Rise and Triumph of Commercialism, c. 1750 to the 1950s Chapter 17: Successful Failure: Theatre and Reform, c. 1750 to the 1950s Chapter 18: The Rise and Triumph of Commercialism, c. 1750 to the 1950s Chapter 19: Musical Theatre Chapter 20: Eclectic Theatre, c.
1950-c. 2000 Chapter 21: US Theatre from 2000 Chapter 22: Global Theatre 2) Full Table of Contents Part I: Locating Theatre, Experiencing Plays: Theory and Criticism Chapter 1: Theatre: Performance and Art Why Theatre Theatre as Performance Theatre as Art Theatre as Performing Art Chapter 2: Theatre: The Performing Audience: Three Roles Theatre as Performing Art: The Role of the Audience Theatre as Cultural Expression: The Role of the Audience Theatre as Business: The Role of the Audience Chapter 3: How to Read a Play Seeing versus Reading Preliminary Work Play Analysis Using the Parts of the Play Organizing a Response Chapter 4: How to See a Play Experiencing the Performance Preliminary Work Performance Analysis Organizing a Response Chapter 5: Mediating the Art and Business of Theatre Mediators of Theatre Art Mediators of Theatre Business Part II: Today''s Theatre and Its Makers: Theatre Practice Chapter 6: Making Theatre Today: The Context Theatre Spaces Theatrical Venues in the United States Professional Theatre Amateur Theatre Children''s Theatre Chapter 7: Playwrights The Nature of Playwrights and Playwriting Sources of Plays and Playwrights The Playwright''s Career Training Playwrights From Page to Stage: Professional Issues What Is Good Playwriting? Chapter 8: Actors The Nature of Acting Audition, Rehearsal, and Performance What Is Good Acting Chapter 9: Directors The Nature of Directing The Director at Work Training Directors What Is Good Directing? Chapter 10: Designers and Technicians Elements of Design Areas of Design The Process of Design Playscript Interpretation and Design Practical Considerations The Technical Director Training Designers What Is Good Design? Part III: Theatre of Other Times and Places: Theatre History Theatre: Present and Past The Sweep of Theatre History Part IIIA: Facade Stages (534 BCE-c. 550 CE) Chapter 11: The Theatre of Greece Context Theories of the Origins of Theatre Traits of Greek Theatre Plays and Playwrights Theatre Buildings and Practices The End of Athens'' Golden Age Chapter 12: The Theatre of Rome Context Roman Festivals and Theatre of the Republic The Empire and the End of the Roman Drama The Breakup of the Empire The Eastern (Byzantine) Empire and Theatre Part IIIB: Emblem, Environment, and Simultaneity (c. 950-c. 1650) Chapter 13: Theatre in the Middle Ages Context Early Medieval Drama and Theatre Medieval Culture and Theatre, c. 1200-1550 The End of Medieval Religious Theatre: The Transformation of Medieval Secular Theatre Chapter 14: The Golden Ages of England and Spain Context The Renaissance in England: The Age of Shakespeare The Closing of English Theatres The Spanish Golden Age Part IIIC: Illusionism (c. 1550-c. 1950) Chapter 15: The Italian Renaissance Context Mainstream Theatre An Alternative Theatre: Commedia dell''Arte Italy: Eclipse Chapter 16: The Triumph and Decline of Neoclassicism French Theatre English Restoration Theatre and Beyond (1660-c.
1750) English Theatre in America Chapter 17: Successful Failure: Theatre and Reform, c. 1750 to the 1950s Context Three Countries, Two Experiences First Wave: Romanticism, 1750-1850 Second Wave: Realism, 1850-1950 Realism and Naturalism: Three Important Leaders Third Wave: Avant-Gardism, 1890-1950 Avant-Garde Theatres and Movements Chapter 18: The Rise and Triumph of Commercialism, c. 1750 to the 1950s Context Commercial Theatre Drama in the Commercial Theatre Chapter 17: Successful Failure: Theatre and Reform, c. 1750 to the 1950s Context Three Countries, Two Experiences First Wave: Romanticism, 1750-1850 Second Wave: Realism, 1850-1950 Realism and Naturalism: Three Important Leaders Third Wave: Avant-Gardism, 1890-1950 Avant-Garde Theatres and Movements Chapter 18: The Rise and Triumph of Commercialism, c. 1750 to the 1950s Context Commercial Theatre Drama in the Commercial Theatre Theatres and Production Practices The Decline of Commercial Theatre Responses to Commercial Theatre Chapter 19: Musical Theatre Context The American Musical Emerges Song Forms Musicals since 1950 Chapter 20: Eclectic Theatre, c. 1950-c. 2000 Context Avant-Garde Theatre Professional Theatre The Decline and Cultural Displacement of Theatre Chapter 21: US Theatre from 2000 Context Theatrical Changes Commercial and Not-for-Profit Theatre Theatrical Trends in the New Millennium The Long View Chapter 22: Global Theatre Context The East The Islamic World Sub-Saharan Africa.