How Theatre Means

Ric Knowles is Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph, Canada, and Editor of Theatre Journal. He is the award-winning author and editor of numerous books, including Theatre & Interculturalism and Reading the Material Theatre.

• AcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroduction: How Theatre MeansPART I: THEORY From Practice to Theory1. Meaning2. Theatre3. DisseminationsPART II: PRACTICE From Theory to Practice4. Script Analysis and Devising5. Performance AnalysisWorks CitedIndex.

'An excellent volume. Lucid, clear and accessible, it makes semiotic theory relevant to a new audience.' - Patricia Ybarra, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, Brown University, USA