Alvin Goldfarb is President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Western Illinois University. Dr. Goldfarb has also served as Provost, Dean of Fine Arts, and Chair of the Department of Theatre at Illinois State University. He holds a Ph.D. in theatre history from the City University of New York and a master’s degree from Hunter College. He is also the co-author of Living Theatre as well as co-editor of The Anthology of Living Theatre with Edwin Wilson. Dr. Goldfarb is also the co-editor, with Rebecca Rovit, of Theatrical Performance during the Holocaust: Texts, Documents, Memoirs, which was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. He has published numerous articles and reviews in scholarly journals and anthologies. Dr. Goldfarb has served as a member of the Illinois Arts Council and president of the Illinois Alliance for Arts Education. He has received service awards from the latter organization as well as from the American College Theatre Festival. Dr. Goldfarb also received an Alumni Achievement Award from the CUNY Graduate Center’s Alumni Association, and another Alumni Award from Hunter College, CUNY. Dr. Goldfarb currently serves as a member and treasurer of Chicago’s Joseph Jefferson Theatre Awards Committee, which recognizes excellence in the Chicago theatre, as well as a board member of the Arts Alliance of Illinois.

• PART 1 The Audience1 The Audience: Its Role and Imagination2 Background and Expectations of the Audience3 Theatre SpacesPART 2 The Performers and the Director4 Acting for the Stage5 The Director and the ProducerPART 3 The Designers6 Scenery7 Stage Costumes8 Lighting and SoundPART 4 The Playwright and the Play9 Creating the World of the Play10 Dramatic Structure and Dramatic Characters11 Theatrical Genres12 Alternative and Experimental Dramatic and Theatrical Forms13 Diverse and Inclusive Plays, Playwrights, and Theatrical FormsPlays That May Be Read OnlineGlossary