An Introduction to the Art of Theatre--Student Text: A Comprehensive Text -- Past, Present, and Future

Cassady, Marsh

ISBN 10: 1566081173 / ISBN 13: 9781566081177

Published by Meriwether Publishing, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Introduction to the Art of Theatre--Student Text: A Comprehensive Text -- Past, Present, and Future
• Publisher: Meriwether Publishing
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1566081173
• ISBN 13: 9781566081177
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

This is a readable, workable text that deals with everything about theatre and the artists who make theatre possible. Styles of drama, staging, production, directing and acting, along with all backstage functions are defined in detail. Theatre history and the business of theatre are covered fully for the use of both students and instructors. At the end of each chapter is a summary and questions for in-class discussion. This theatre text has been classroom tested and updated to be fully adaptable to any teaching requirement.

About the Author

Marsh Cassady has written more than forty books including novels, short story and drama collections, haiku, biography, and books on theatre and storytelling. His audio and stage plays have been widely performed (including off-Broadway), and he has written and recorded a three-set audio tape on storytelling.



A former actor/director and university professor with a Ph.D. degree in theatre, Cassady has worked with more than a hundred productions. Since 1981, he has conducted an all-genre writing workshop in San Diego and has taught various creative writing classes at UCSD and elsewhere. While teaching at Montclair State in the 1970s, he started a program of workshops, classes and special projects in playwriting. His own writing has won numerous regional and national awards.