Publisher's Synopsis
""How to See a Play"" by Richard Burton is a comprehensive guidebook for anyone interested in attending and appreciating live theater performances. The book is divided into five sections, each covering a different aspect of the theater-going experience. The first section provides an overview of the history and evolution of theater, while the second section delves into the various genres of plays and their unique characteristics. The third section focuses on the elements of a successful production, such as casting, direction, and design. The fourth section offers practical advice for attending a play, including tips on selecting a show, buying tickets, and navigating the theater. Finally, the fifth section discusses the importance of critical thinking and analysis when engaging with a play, and provides tools for interpreting and evaluating a production. With its engaging writing style and wealth of information, ""How to See a Play"" is an essential resource for theater enthusiasts of all levels.1929. Burton writes in the Preface: This book is aimed squarely at the theatergoer. It hopes to offer a concise general treatment upon the use of the theater, so that the person in the seat may get the most for his money; may choose his entertainment wisely, avoid that which is not worth while, and appreciate the values artistic and intellectual of what he is seeing and hearing. This purpose should be borne in mind, in reading the book, for while I trust the critic and the playwright may find the discussion not without interest and sane in principle, the desire is primarily to put into the hands of the many who attend the playhouse a manual that will prove helpful and, so far as it goes, be an influence toward creating in this country that body of alert theater auditors without which good drama will not flourish. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
