The creative spirit an introduction to theatre

Synopsis

Focusing on the collaborative and creative processes that go into productions, Stephanie Arnold introduces students to the theatre through the plays themselves and people who write them, create them, and act in them. A rich context is provided for each play with a discussion of the playwright’s other works, sources for the play, timelines that provide historical and cultural background, and a section on a particular production of the play to give students a sense of experiencing the theatre industry at close hand.The Creative Spiritincludes complete scripts of five plays: August Wilson'sJoe Turner's Come and Gone, Wakako Yamauchi'sAnd the Soul Shall Dance, Tony Kushner'sAngels in America, Milcha Sanchez Scott'sDog Lady, and Sam Shepard'sBuried Child.