An overview of theater as an art form with emphasis on the English-speaking theater. Includes information on the history of the theater, acting methods, staging, putting on a play, and theater careers.

Considers a variety of shows and how to produce them and discusses such aspects of theatricals as props, costumes, make-up, publicity, tickets, and ushers.

Esta, la más importante e inmortal obra de Shakespeare, llega a las más altas cimas de la poesía y de la tragedia. Toda la pieza es un largo dúo de amor cantado con el fondo conflictivo de dos familias rivales –los Montesco y los Capuleto–, donde se combinan la acción dramática con las riñas a espada, el desarrollo azaroso y vivo, el colorido del lenguaje de nobles y plebeyos, lo mundano y lo popular. La muerte de Romeo y Julieta consigue...

Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do.

Discusses the steps in producing a theatrical production from early planning stages to the final curtain.

Performed as early as 1611 and published in the "First Folio" in 1623, Shakespeare's "Cymbeline" weaves an elaborate tale of palatial envy and power in Ancient Britain. Cymbeline, King of Britain, commands that his lovely young daughter Imogen marry Cloten, the violent and callous son of the current Queen by her former husband. With her heart already promised to the poor yet heroic Posthumus, Imogen refuses. Disgusted at the prospect of his daughter...

After moving across the country, thirteen-year-old Natalie auditions for her new school's play and overcomes her fears and insecurities about performing in a wheelchair.