Theatre: Welcome

This multi--volume resource indexes plays by author, title, and subject. The place to go if you need to locate plays included in anthologies. Standish Library owns print volumes for 1949-2002.

From before history was recorded to the present day, theatre has been a major artistic form around the world. From puppetry to mimes and street theatre, this complex art has utilized all other art forms such as dance, literature, music, painting, sculpture, and architecture. Every aspect ofhuman activity and human culture can be, and has been, incorporated into the creation of theatre.In this Very Short Introduction Marvin Carlson takes us through Ancient Greece and Rome, to Medieval Japan and Europe, to America and beyond, and looks at how the various forms of theatre have been interpreted and enjoyed. Exploring the role that theatre artists play - from the actor and director tothe designer and puppet-master, as well as the audience - this is an engaging exploration of what theatre has meant, and still means, to people of all ages at all times.