商品簡介
Proposes a rationale and definition for museum theater, explores its history, and assesses its future. Topics include the nature of museums and theater, comparisons of size and discipline, and learning and evaluation. Provides advice for students and practitioners on such topics as the physical plant, scripts versus improvisation, and the pros and cons of using professional actors. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
作者簡介
CATHERINE HUGHES is an actor, director, and writer, who has practiced theatre at the Museum of Science in Boston for more than ten years. Hughes coordinates that museums Science Theatre Program and is founder and Executive Director of the International Museum Theatre Alliance, a non-profit organization for museum theatre practitioners. In addition to guest lecturing at museum studies programs at Harvard, Tufts, and the State University of New York at Cooperstown, she has spoken on museum theatre at numerous national and international conferences.