History of the American Stage
Author: Thomas Allston Brown
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Published: 1870
Total Pages: 436
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John Durang
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Publisher: Cambria Press
Published:
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 1621968936
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGreat Stars of American Stage
Author: Daniel Blum
Publisher:
Published: 1952
Total Pages: 0
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Author: Roy Harris
Publisher: Heinemann Drama
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA highly readable, informative book about the professional lives of some of the foremost actresses working in theatre and film today.
Acting Jewish
Author: Henry Bial
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780472069088
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The American Stage
Author: Ron Engle
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1993-05-06
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9780521412384
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book focuses on the economic and social forces which shaped American theatre throughout its history. Alone or as a collection, these essays, written by leading theatre historians and critics of the American theatre, will stimulate discussions concerning the traditionally held views of America's theatrical heritage.
Reimagining Greek Tragedy on the American Stage
Author: Helene P. Foley
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2014-06-26
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 0520283872
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores the emergence of Greek tragedy on the American stage from the nineteenth century to the present. Despite the gap separating the world of classical Greece from our own, Greek tragedy has provided a fertile source for some of the most innovative American theater. Helene P. Foley shows how plays like Oedipus Rex and Medea have resonated deeply with contemporary concerns and controversies—over war, slavery, race, the status of women, religion, identity, and immigration. Although Greek tragedy was often initially embraced for its melodramatic possibilities, by the twentieth century it became a vehicle not only for major developments in the history of American theater and dance but also for exploring critical tensions in American cultural and political life. Drawing on a wide range of sources—archival, video, interviews, and reviews—Reimagining Greek Tragedy on the American Stage provides the most comprehensive treatment of the subject available.
Censorship of the American Theatre in the Twentieth Century
Author: John H. Houchin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2003-06-26
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780521818193
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJohn Houchin explores the impact of censorship in twentieth-century American theatre. He argues that theatrical censorship coincides with significant challenges to religious, political and cultural traditions. Along with the well-known instance of the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s, other almost equally influential events shaped the course of the American stage during the century. The book is arranged in chronological order. It provides a summary of censorship in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century America and then analyses key political and theatrical events between 1900 and 2000. These include a discussion of the 1913 riot after the Abbey Theatre touring produdtion of Playboy of the Western World; protests against Clifford Odet's Waiting for Lefty, performed by militant workers during the Depression; and reactions to the recent play Angels in America.
Uncle Tom's Cabin on the American Stage and Screen
Author: John W. Frick
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-04-30
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 1137566450
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNo play in the history of the American Stage has been as ubiquitous and as widely viewed as Uncle Tom's Cabin . This book traces the major dramatizations of Stowe's classic from its inception in 1852 through modern versions on film. Frick introduce the reader to the artists who created the plays and productions that created theatre history.
Dramaturgy in American Theater
Author: Susan Jonas
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 622
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis comprehensive work is truly the first textbook in the field of dramaturgy. Most of the material-much of it by leaders in all areas of the theater-was commissioned for this collection, rather than being reprinted. Its currency and importance cannot be overestimated. A review of the history of dramaturgy as a profession, together with its European antecedents, gives students a sense of historical context. Selections from respected and recognized names in theater provoke student interest and communicate the benefits of those experts' experiences.
