Book contents
- Theatre as Technology
- Theatre as Technology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 Theatre as Technology
- Chapter 2 Zoom(ing) Theatre; or, Theatreness
- Chapter 3 The Whirligig of Tech
- Chapter 4 Proscenium Subjects
- Chapter 5 Theatre and the Artifice of the Human
- Works Cited
- Index
- References
Works Cited
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 November 2025
Book contents
- Theatre as Technology
- Theatre as Technology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 Theatre as Technology
- Chapter 2 Zoom(ing) Theatre; or, Theatreness
- Chapter 3 The Whirligig of Tech
- Chapter 4 Proscenium Subjects
- Chapter 5 Theatre and the Artifice of the Human
- Works Cited
- Index
- References
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- Theatre as TechnologyApparatus, Nostalgia, Obsolescence, pp. 190 - 208Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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Single logical reading order
You will encounter all content (including footnotes, captions, etc.) in a clear, sequential flow, making it easier to follow with assistive tools like screen readers.
You will encounter all content (including footnotes, captions, etc.) in a clear, sequential flow, making it easier to follow with assistive tools like screen readers.
Short alternative textual descriptions
You get concise descriptions (for images, charts, or media clips), ensuring you do not miss crucial information when visual or audio elements are not accessible.
You get concise descriptions (for images, charts, or media clips), ensuring you do not miss crucial information when visual or audio elements are not accessible.
Visualised data also available as non-graphical data
You can access graphs or charts in a text or tabular format, so you are not excluded if you cannot process visual displays.
You can access graphs or charts in a text or tabular format, so you are not excluded if you cannot process visual displays.
Visual Accessibility
Use of high contrast between text and background colour
You benefit from high‐contrast text, which improves legibility if you have low vision or if you are reading in less‐than‐ideal lighting conditions.
You benefit from high‐contrast text, which improves legibility if you have low vision or if you are reading in less‐than‐ideal lighting conditions.