The Creative Spirit: An Introduction to Theatre

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 professionals into an introduction to drama text. Chapters discuss the history of theater; the elements that shape the playwrights' visions; the realist and theatricalist choices of style; the work of actors, directors, and designers; and finally, a blueprint for the production of a student project. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.