Thomas S. Hischak

An introduction to movie musicals in the golden age of Hollywood and the directors that brought them to the big screen. The role directors have played in American cinema cannot be overstated, particularly how they shaped and developed the medium during Hollywood’s golden age. Little appreciation has been paid, though, to the individual directors’ accomplishments regarding the musical film, a...

Theatre as Human Action is the ideal textbook to introduce students to the various aspects of theatre, especially for those who may have little or no theatergoing experience. Seven diverse plays are described to the reader from the start, and then returned to throughout the book so that students can better understand the concepts being discussed. Both the theoretical and...