IntroductionPART I THE THEATRE: ITS ELEMENTS
1. What Is the Theatre?
2. What Is a Play?PART II THE PAST
3. The Greeks
4. The Middle Ages
5. The Shakespearean Era
6. The Theatre of Asia
7. The Royal Theatre PART III THE PRESENT
8. The Modern Theatre: Realism
9. The Modern Theatre: Antirealism
10. The Musical Theatre
11. Theatre Today: What, Who, and Where? PART IV THE PRACTITIONERS
12. The Actor
13. The Playwright
14. Designers and Technicians
15. The Director
16. The Critic