Enjoyment of Theatre, The, 9th edition
Published by Pearson (January 4, 2013) © 2014
- Jim Patterson University of South Carolina
- Tim Donahue University of South Carolina
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Brings theatre to life for students by showing the relationship and relevance of the performing arts to their everyday lives
The Enjoyment of Theatre’s balanced coverage of performance and history provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to theatre for both majors and nonmajors. This text establishes the aesthetic underpinnings of theatre art and then explores performance and production topics such as playwriting, acting, directing, design, and the theatre industry. The Enjoyment of Theatre also covers the full span of theatre’s 2,500-year history. The authors make theatre come alive for students by showing them how theatre is relevant to their everyday lives.
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Learning Goals
Upon completing this book, readers will be able to:
- Understand today's theatre and the social impact of the theatre since its inception
- Explore theatre's cultural and economic context
- Context—A clearly written Context for each history chapter helps place theatre in time and space.
- Spotlight sidebars—Twenty-five Spotlight sidebars placed throughout the book discuss key questions of theatre’s art and history.
- Objectives—Clearly stated objectives at the beginning of each chapter help students focus on important topics.
- Key terms—Key terms at the conclusion of each chapter alert students to significant concepts.
- Glossary—A glossary of key terms at the end of the text includes definitions of all key terms with notation of the page on which the term first appears.
- New chapter-A new chapter on musical theatre describes the evolution of America's unique contribution to world theatre.
- Chapter on theatre design--The chapter on theatre design has been reconceived and rewritten in response to feedback from instructors using the text.
- New illustrations and photographs--New illustrations and photographs will help students to visualize important places and events.
1) Brief Table of Contents
2) Full Table of Contents
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1) Brief Table of Contents
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Part I: Locating Theatre, Experiencing Plays: Theory and Criticism
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Chapter 1: Theatre: Performance and Art
Chapter 2: Theatre: The Performing Audience: Three Roles
Chapter 3: How to Read a Play
Chapter 4: How to See a Play
Chapter 5: Mediating the Art and Business of Theatre
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Part II: Today’s Theatre and Its Makers: Theatre Practice
ÂChapter 6: Making Theatre Today: The Context
Chapter 7: Playwrights
Chapter 8: Actors
Chapter 9: Directors
Chapter 10: Designers and Technicians
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Part III: Theatre of Other Times and Places: Theatre HistoryÂ
Part IIIA: Facade Stages (534 BCE–c. 550 CE)
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Chapter 11: The Theatre of Greece
Chapter 12: The Theatre of Rome
Chapter 13: Theatre in the Middle Ages
Chapter 14: The Golden Ages of England and Spain
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Part IIIC: Illusionism (c. 1550–c. 1950)
ÂChapter 15: The Italian Renaissance
Chapter 16: The Triumph and Decline of Neoclassicism
Chapter 17: Successful Failure: Theatre and Reform, c. 1750 to the 1950s
Chapter 18: The Rise and Triumph of Commercialism, c. 1750 to the 1950s
Chapter 17: Successful Failure: Theatre and Reform, c. 1750 to the 1950s
Chapter 18: The Rise and Triumph of Commercialism, c. 1750 to the 1950s
Chapter 19: Musical Theatre
Chapter 20: Eclectic Theatre, c. 1950–c. 2000
Chapter 21: US Theatre from 2000
Chapter 22: Global Theatre
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 2) Full Table of Contents
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Part I: Locating Theatre, Experiencing Plays: Theory and CriticismÂ
Chapter 1: Theatre: Performance and Art
Why Theatre
Theatre as Performance
Theatre as Art
Theatre as Performing Art
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Chapter 2: Theatre: The Performing Audience: Three Roles
Theatre as Performing Art: The Role of the AudienceTheatre as Cultural Expression: The Role of the Audience
Theatre as Business: The Role of the Audience
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Chapter 3: How to Read a Play
Seeing versus ReadingPreliminary Work
Play Analysis Using the Parts of the Play
Organizing a Response
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Chapter 4: How to See a Play
Experiencing the PerformancePreliminary Work
Performance Analysis
Organizing a Response
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Chapter 5: Mediating the Art and Business of Theatre
Mediators of Theatre ArtMediators of Theatre Business
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Part II: Today’s Theatre and Its Makers: Theatre Practice
ÂChapter 6: Making Theatre Today: The Context
Theatre SpacesTheatrical Venues in the United States
Professional Theatre
Amateur Theatre
Children’s Theatre
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Chapter 7: Playwrights
The Nature of Playwrights and PlaywritingSources of Plays and Playwrights
The Playwright’s Career
Training Playwrights
From Page to Stage: Professional Issues
What Is Good Playwriting?
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Chapter 8: Actors
The Nature of ActingAudition, Rehearsal, and Performance
What Is Good Acting
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Chapter 9: Directors
The Nature of Directing
The Director at Work
Training Directors
What Is Good Directing?
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Chapter 10: Designers and Technicians
Elements of DesignAreas of Design
The Process of Design
Playscript Interpretation and Design
Practical Considerations
The Technical Director
Training Designers
 What Is Good Design?
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Part III: Theatre of Other Times and Places: Theatre History
Theatre: Present and PastThe Sweep of Theatre History
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Part IIIA: Facade Stages (534 BCE–c. 550 CE)
ÂChapter 11: The Theatre of Greece
ContextTheories of the Origins of Theatre
Traits of Greek Theatre
Plays and Playwrights
Theatre Buildings and Practices
The End of Athens’ Golden Age
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Chapter 12: The Theatre of Rome
ContextRoman Festivals and Theatre of the Republic
The Empire and the End of the Roman Drama
The Breakup of the Empire
The Eastern (Byzantine) Empire and Theatre
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Part IIIB: Emblem, Environment, and Simultaneity (c. 950–c. 1650)
ÂChapter 13: Theatre in the Middle Ages
ContextEarly Medieval Drama and Theatre
Medieval Culture and Theatre, c. 1200–1550
The End of Medieval Religious Theatre: The Transformation of Medieval Secular Theatre
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Chapter 14: The Golden Ages of England and Spain
ContextThe Renaissance in England: The Age of Shakespeare
The Closing of English Theatres
The Spanish Golden Age
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Part IIIC: Illusionism (c. 1550–c. 1950)
ÂChapter 15: The Italian Renaissance
ContextMainstream Theatre
An Alternative Theatre: Commedia dell’Arte
Italy: Eclipse
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Chapter 16: The Triumph and Decline of Neoclassicism
French TheatreEnglish Restoration Theatre and Beyond (1660–c. 1750)
English Theatre in America
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Chapter 17: Successful Failure: Theatre and Reform, c. 1750 to the 1950s
ContextThree Countries, Two Experiences
First Wave: Romanticism, 1750–1850
Second Wave: Realism, 1850–1950
Realism and Naturalism: Three Important Leaders
Third Wave: Avant-Gardism, 1890–1950
Avant-Garde Theatres and Movements
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Chapter 18: The Rise and Triumph of Commercialism, c. 1750 to the 1950s
ContextCommercial Theatre
Drama in the Commercial Theatre
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Chapter 17: Successful Failure: Theatre and Reform, c. 1750 to the 1950s
ContextThree Countries, Two Experiences
First Wave: Romanticism, 1750–1850
Second Wave: Realism, 1850–1950
Realism and Naturalism: Three Important Leaders
Third Wave: Avant-Gardism, 1890–1950
Avant-Garde Theatres and Movements
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Chapter 18: The Rise and Triumph of Commercialism, c. 1750 to the 1950s
ContextCommercial Theatre
Drama in the Commercial Theatre
Theatres and Production Practices
The Decline of Commercial Theatre
Responses to Commercial Theatre
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Chapter 19: Musical Theatre
ContextThe American Musical Emerges
Song Forms
Musicals since 1950
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Chapter 20: Eclectic Theatre, c. 1950–c. 2000
ContextAvant-Garde Theatre
Professional Theatre
The Decline and Cultural Displacement of Theatre
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Chapter 21: US Theatre from 2000
ContextTheatrical Changes
Commercial and Not-for-Profit Theatre
Theatrical Trends in the New Millennium
The Long View
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Chapter 22: Global Theatre
ContextThe East
The Islamic World
Sub-Saharan Africa
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