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THEATRE as HUMAN ACTION THEATRE as HUMAN ACTION An Introduction to Theatre Arts THIRD EDITION Thomas S. Hischak ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD Lanham • Boulder • New York • London Senior Acquisitions Editor: Stephen Ryan Assistant Editor: Deni Remsberg Production Editor: Jessica McCleary Interior Designer: Susan Ramundo Credits and acknowledgments for material borrowed from other sources, and reproduced with permission, appear on the appropriate page within the text. Published by Rowman & Littlefield An imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 4501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 200, Lanham, Maryland 20706 www.rowman.com 6 Tinworth Street, London, SE11 5AL, United Kingdom Copyright © 2019 by The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote passages in a review. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Information Available Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Hischak, Thomas S., author. Title: Theatre as human action : an introduction to theatre arts / Thomas S. Hischak. Description: Third edition. | Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2018057207 (print) | LCCN 2018059215 (ebook) | ISBN 9781538126431 (electronic) | ISBN 9781538126417 (cloth : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781538126424 (paperback : alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Drama. | Theater. Classification: LCC PN1655 (ebook) | LCC PN1655 .H57 2019 (print) | DDC 792—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018057207 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992. Printed in the United States of America Once again, for Brian O’Donnell, SJ BRIEF CONTENTS About the Author xv Preface to the Third Edition xvii Introduction xix 1 The Theatre 1 2 The Play 23 3 The Playwright 43 4 The Play Performers: The Actors 73 5 The Play Makers I: The Director and the Choreographer 93 6 The Play Makers II: The Producer 113 7 The Play Builders I: Theatre Architecture and Scenic Designers 121 8 The Play Builders II: The Other Designers 137 9 The Playgoers I: The Audience 157 10 The Playgoers II: The Critic 183 Parting Thoughts 191 Glossary 193 Websites 201 Film and Video Versions of the Plays 205 Index 209 CONTENTS About the Author xv Preface to the Third Edition xvii Introduction xix 1 The Theatre 1 Theatre vs. Drama 1 What Is Theatre? 2 The Theatre Experience 5 From Page to Stage 7 Theatre as Change 9 Theatre Conventions 10 Place 11 Time 11 Acting 11 The Mask 12 Unique Conventions 13 Theatre Is Plural 14 Four Theatre Events 16 Topics for Group Discussion 20 Possible Research Projects 20 Further Reading 20 2 The Play 23 The Script 23 About Four Scripts 23 Macbeth 24 You Can’t Take It with You 25 A Raisin in the Sun 25 Hamilton 26 The Elements of Drama 27 Plot 28 Character 28 Theme 29 Diction 30 Music 30 Spectacle 31 Types of Drama 32 Dramatic Structure 37 Topics for Group Discussion 39 Possible Research Projects 40 Further Reading 40
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