Theater : From first rehearsal to opening night - Hardcover

Malam, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0872265889 ISBN 13: 9780872265882

Publisher: Peter Bedrick, 2000

Synopsis

Theaters stage many types of shows, including plays, operas, ballets, and musicals. Most theatergoers only see the action on stage, but to bring a performance to life hundreds of people work behind the scenes, out of sight of the public. This book reveals what goes on backstage at a typical large theater. Use the fold-out sections to view the building, room by room, discovering where you might see a cyclorama, who would use the green room, and what happens in the fly gallery.

About this title

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-8-These titles give detailed descriptions of the intricate workings and behind-the-scenes operations of two large, sometimes intimidating institutions. In both volumes, the first spread, which shows the outside of a building, unfolds into a four-page, color-coded, annotated cutaway map of the entire facility. As readers continue on their tours, each area or department is described functionally in brief and interesting texts that often include bits of history or vital vocabulary. The first book includes lending libraries and bookmobiles as well as single-themed collections such as special-needs, children's, multimedia, reference, local history, business, and rare books. The second entry concentrates on the different parts of a theater (foyer, box office, auditorium, pit, stage, wings, etc.) and briefly describes some of the various types of theater (ancient Greek, proscenium, playhouse, street, outdoor, and in-the-round). Both books have detailed illustrations that bring the structures to life and go a long way in helping to describe their functions. Helpful glossaries and indexes round out these outstanding offerings.
Betsy Barnett, Eads School District, CO
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Kirkus Reviews

A clear and engaging description of the theater, its physical presence, and what goes on inside, this begins with a foldout that pictures the exterior of a theater, and then opens to a cutaway diagram with all of the parts labeled. Readers can study everything from the main entrance and box office to the stage, the wings, and backstage offices and dressing rooms. The text continues by defining theater--from the Greek, a place for seeing--and continues with a profusion of labeled illustrations and narrative text. Young readers will be fascinated by the details backstage: the wings, backdrops, and flies (where backdrops are stored); by brief but lucid descriptions of light, sound, and special effects production; and by the illustrations of props, costumes, make-up, and scenery design and production. A brief timeline of theater history and a glossary are included. Attractively packaged and useful for curious children with or without school assignments. (Picture book/nonfiction. 8-11) -- Copyright © 2000 Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Bedrick
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0872265889
• ISBN 13: 9780872265882
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32