Theatre & Performance Studies Textbooks

New and Published Textbooks

1. Live Art in LA

   Performance in Southern California, 1970 - 1983

   Edited by Peggy Phelan

   Live Art in LA: Performance Art in Southern California , 1970-1983 documents and critically examines one of the most fecund periods in the history of live art. The book forms part of the Getty Institute’s Pacific Standard Time initiative – a series of exhibitions, performance re-enactments and...

   Published May 20th 2012 by Routledge
2. An Introduction to Theatre Design

   By Stephen Di Benedetto

   This introduction to theatre design explains the theories, strategies, and tools of practical design work for the undergraduate student. Through its numerous illustrated case studies and analysis of key terms, students will build an understanding of the design process and be able to:...

   Published February 29th 2012 by Routledge
3. New Playwriting Strategies

   Language and Media in the 21st Century, 2nd Edition

   By Paul Castagno

   New Playwriting Strategies has become a canonical text in the study and teaching of playwriting, offering a fresh and dynamic insight into the subject. This thoroughly revised and expanded second edition explores and highlights the wide spread of new techniques that form contemporary theatre...

   Published December 15th 2011 by Routledge
4. The Sound Handbook

   By Tim Crook

   Series: Media Practice

   'Tim Crook has written an important and much-needed book, and its arrival on our shelves has come at a highly appropriate time.' Professor Seán Street, Bournemouth University The Sound Handbook maps theoretical and practical connections between the creation and study of sound across the multi-media...

   Published November 20th 2011 by Routledge
5. Playwriting across the Curriculum

   By Caroline Jester, Claire Stoneman

   This book is a guide to introducing the craft of playwriting into the secondary English curriculum at key stage 3, using the TEEP (Teacher Effectiveness Enhancement Programme) framework. The authors also provide a particular focus on applying this versatile scheme of work to other areas of the...

   Published October 23rd 2011 by Routledge
6. Beyond Words

   Movement Observation and Analysis, 2nd Edition

   By Carol-Lynne Moore, Kaoru Yamamoto

   Beyond Words presents a range of illuminating approaches to examining every day social interactions, to help the reader understand human movement in new ways. Carol-Lynne Moore and Kaoru Yamamoto build on the principles that they expertly explored in the first edition of the book, maintaining a...

   Published October 18th 2011 by Routledge
7. Acting for Animators

   By Ed Hooks

   Ed Hooks' indispensable acting guidebook for animators has been fully updated and improved! Hooks uses basic acting theory to explain everything from character movement and facial expressions to interaction and scene construction. Just as acting on film and on stage are very different disciplines...

   Published August 8th 2011 by Routledge
8. The Music Industry Handbook

   By Paul Rutter

   Series: Media Practice

   The Music Industry Handbook provides a clear introduction to how the music industry works, unpacking the complex structures within the industry and mapping it as it exists today. Paul Rutter introduces readers to key industry sectors in an easy-to-digest format, then goes on to explore the...

   Published May 19th 2011 by Routledge
9. Voice: Onstage and Off

   By Robert Barton, Rocco dal Vera

   Voice: Onstage and Off is a comprehensive guide to the process of building, mastering, and fine-tuning the voice for performance. Every aspect of vocal work is covered, from the initial speech impulse and the creation of sound, right through to refining the final product in different types of...

   Published April 26th 2011 by Routledge
10. Performing Remains

    Art and War in Times of Theatrical Reenactment

    By Rebecca Schneider

    'At last, the past has arrived! Performing Remains is Rebecca Schneider's authoritative statement on a major topic of interest to the field of theatre and performance studies. It extends and consolidates her pioneering contributions to the field through its interdisciplinary method, vivid writing,...

    Published February 23rd 2011 by Routledge