Caroline Heim

Theatre Audience Contribution

Facilitating a New Text through the Post-performance Discussion

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Produktbeschreibung

Theatre Audience Contribution introduces a new approach to theatre audience research: audience contribution through the post-performance discussion. This volume considers the physical and vocal behaviour of audience members as an integral part of the theatrical event that changes, adds to and informs the theatrical experience. Post- performance discussions, although rising in popularity, are yet an under-explored and under- utilised avenue for audience contribution. Beginning with an overview of reception theory and the historical role of theatre audiences, the author introduces a new method for the facilitation of post- performance discussions that encourages audience contribution and privileges the audience voice. Two case studies explore post-performance discussions that inform the theatrical event and discover a new role for the contemporary audience: audience critic. This accessible volume has significant implications for theatre theorists, practitioners and audiences alike.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 418g
• ISBN-13: 9783843362832
• ISBN-10: 3843362831
• Artikelnr.: 32217887

Autorenporträt

Caroline Heim, PhD University of Queensland, is a lecturer in Drama at QUT, Australia. Her theatre company, Crossbow Productions, has produced plays in New York, Sydney and Brisbane. She was awarded a Drama League Award and worked on the New York stage before entering into academia.