Abstract
Abstract This Introduction begins with a short reading of Suzan-Lori Parks’ play, Topdog/Underdog, to examine how theatre operates. This short analysis opens up two questions for this book: What is the relationship between theatre’s words and the (conceptual) empty spaces between the lines? and How does this relationship play out with real bodies, in real space, moving through real time, both in performance and in the readers’ imaginations? These questions yield the three main topics for this book: (1) theatre as an art form, (2) the properties of theatrical characters and theatrical worlds, and (3) the difference between truth and truthfulness in the theatre. Ultimately, this book aims to offer the first (contemporary) systematic account of theatret. This Introduction, then, lays out the claims and the scope of the book. It details the organization of the book and provides chapter summaries.
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