The Creative Spirit: An Introduction to Theatre - Softcover

Arnold, Stephanie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0073514268 ISBN 13: 9780073514260

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities Social, 2014

Synopsis

Focusing on the collaborative process, "The Creative Spirit" 6e introduces students to theatre through the plays themselves and the playwrights, directors, actors, and designers who combine their talents to create the theatre event. "The Creative Spirit" provides a rich context for each play included, with a discussion of the playwright's biography and sources, historical and cultural timelines, and a case study of a particular production of the play so that students can experience theatre from the inside. All of the materials for a complete course are presented together in one volume.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephanie Arnold received her B.A. degree in English from Stanford University and then continued her studies at the University of Wisconsin where she received an M.F.A. degree in directing and a Ph.D. in dramatic literature and theory. Before joining the Lewis & Clark College faculty in 1986, she taught at Mills College and the University of California, Riverside.

Stephanie Arnold teaches acting, directing, and dramatic literature including a special topics course in Latino Theatre. The productions she has directed include works by classical and contemporary playwrights as well as musicals and opera. She is currently at work on the fifth edition of her textbook, The Creative Spirit: An Introduction to Theatre, which is published by McGraw-Hill and in use at colleges and universities around the country. She has recently returned from leading the Lewis & Clark College off campus study program to New York City.

Synopsis:

Incorporates the complete texts of Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone , Yamauchi's And the Soul Shall Dance , Sanchez-Scott's Dog Lady , and Shepard's Buried Child ; significant excerpts from Kushner's Angels in America ; and commentary by over 30 playwrights, actors, directors, and other theater p

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities Social
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0073514268
• ISBN 13: 9780073514260
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 518