附註:"An East-West Center book."
"List of plays mentioned in the text": pages 278-282
Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-290) and index.
Ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. The development of the physical theatre -- ch. 3. The audience and its attitudes -- ch. 4. The Hanamichi -- ch. 5. Elements of the performance -- ch. 6. The stage -- ch. 7. The actor -- ch. 8. Plays and characters -- ch. 9. Kabuki and the Western room.