Thursday, January 14, 2010

Book: Making The Scene by Oscar Brockett and Margaret Mitchell, new from University of Texas Press



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1/11/2010
Professor Emeritus Publishes New Book


Making the Scene: A History of Stage Design and Technology in Europe and the United States
Oscar G. Brockett and Margaret A. Mitchell
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The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance announces the publication of professor emeritus, Oscar G. Brockett's, new book, Making the Scene: A History of Stage Design and Technology in Europe and the United States.

Co-authored by Margaret A. Mitchell, Professor of Theatre Arts at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas, Making the Scene offers an unprecedented survey of the evolving context, theory, and practice of scene design from ancient Greek times to the present. The work is enhanced by 350 full-color illustrations edited by Linda Hardberger, founding curator of the Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts at the Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas.

Read more and view illustrations at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .

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