Ebook: Theatre, Brief Version

Robert Cohen and Donovan Sherman'sTheatre Brief, 11th Edition,continues to provide an insider's guide to the world of theatre, where students are given a front-row seat. This lively introduction to theatre offers equal measures of appreciation of theatrical arts, history of performance, and descriptions of the collaborative theatrical crafts. Coverage of design, acting, and directing, as well as photo essays, provide a behind-the-scenes look at professional theatre artists performing their craft.

The authors illustrate live theatre through photographs from five continents, most of them showing recent stage productions, bringing to life many exciting theatre companies and productions. Play excerpts and outlines represent a wide range of theatrical achievement.Theatre Briefoffers a vast updating of contemporary theatre in America and abroad. Virtually every paragraph synchronizes closely with today's students throughout the English-speaking world.