Journal articles & books
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International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance (1984+) This link opens in a new windowInternational Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text is the definitive research tool for the study of theatre and the performing arts. This database was initiated by the American Society for Theatre Research, and since 1984, the Theatre Research Data Center (TRDC) at Brooklyn College has published 14 volumes of the IBTD. These volumes comprise a fully indexed, cross-referenced and annotated databank of over 1.1 million journal articles, books, book chapters and dissertation abstracts on all aspects of theater and performance in 126 countries. International Bibliography of Theater & Dance with Full Text contains more than 560 full-text titles, including more than 195 full-text journals, and more than 360 full-text books & monographs.
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Introduction to Theatre Arts byan ebook available in the International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance database
What is theatre -- The Caribbean -- The concept of theatre today -- What is popular theatre? -- The world of theatre -- Training for the theatre -- The preliminary audition -- Radio and television drama -- Films -- Drama in schools - preparing the teacher -- Inauguration of Saint Lucia's National Cultural Centre -- Producing a play -- Suggestions for further reading -
Drama: A Guide to the Study of Plays
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Call Number: UCF ONLINE General Collection -- PN1655.S73 2000"This book introduces the elements of drama and the principles behind the reading and study of plays - classical and modern. It makes a special point of seeing drama as intended for acting and performance, and it therefore emphasizes the role of the spectator at a play and the sort of theatre for which drama was written. The performance approach to the study of plays finally clarifies the different kinds of drama (comedy, tragedy, melodrama, and farce) and identifies its forms (realism, stylization, and symbolism)." -
The Stage Manager's Toolkit: Templates & Communication Techniques to Guide Your Theatre Production from First Meeting to Final Performance
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Call Number: UCF ONLINE General Collection -- PN2085.K57 2013Contents: 1 Avenues of Communication; 2 Principles of Document Design; 3 Pre-Production; 4 The Prompt Book; 5 Rehearsals; 6 Technical Rehearsals; 7 Performances; 8 Next Steps -
The Theatrical Firearms Handbook
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Call Number: UCF ONLINE General Collection -- PN2091.F53 2014Contents: Introduction -- Basic firearms -- Choose your weapons! -- Acquiring props -- Backstage protocol & gun wrangling -- Looking the part -- Staging your shootout -- Shooting your shootout -- Troubleshooting -- Consequences -- Realities of modern combat -- Covering yourself (legal issues)
