Jim Patterson
Writer, Director, Communications Consultant
The Enjoyment of Theatre, 8th Edition
By Jim Patterson,
Jim Hunter,
Patti P. Gillespie, and
Kenneth M. Cameron
The Enjoyment of Theatre’s balanced coverage of performance and history provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to theatre for both theatre majors and nonmajors.
This text covers the full span of theatre’s 2,500-year history, establishes the aesthetic underpinnings of theatre art, and explores performance/production topics such as playwrights, acting, directing, design, and the theatre industry.
Jim Hunter, a member of the national Theatre design union United Scenic Artists, works regularly in theatres across the country. He is chair and artistic director of the Department of Theatre and Dance at the university of South Carolina.
Kenneth M. Cameron and Patti P. Gillespie, are the originators of this popular textbook. Both are experienced college/university teachers. Gillespie is Professor Emeritus University of Maryland at Silver Spring.
Published in 2010 by Allyn & Bacon, an imprint of Pearson Higher Education.
ISBN-10: 0-205-73461-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-205-73461-0
Books
- Stage Money: The Finances of the Professional Theater
May 2010 - Enjoyment of Theatre, 8th ed
February 2010 - Theatre in the Secondary Classroom
2006 now in Third Printing - Stage Directing: The First Experiences
2004 now in Second Printing
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