THEA 316 - Theatre Histories, Text & Performances II: Encyclopedias

Considered a key resource since first published in 1968. Covers Western theatre from antiquity to the late 20th century with some coverage of Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Includes with over 530 images, illustrations, and maps.

Provides information across the broad sweep of Western, Asian, and African theatrical history with biographical, conceptual, theoretical entries.

This companion to The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance includes all the most popular and accessible information from the Encyclopedia, concentrating primarily on the personalities involved in producing theatre, as well as overviews of the genres within which they work. It has 2,400 entries presented in a more compact and portable format. The timeline of historical and cultural events in the world of theatre and performance has been significantly updated, along with the extensive bibliography.

Charts the emergence, development, and diversity of African American Theatre and Performance--from the nineteenth-century African Grove Theatre to Afrofuturism with chapters from scholars are contributions from theatre makers, including producers, theatre managers, choreographers, directors, designers, and critics.

These volumes reveal how people lived and behaved from ancient times to the present.

6 volume set.