Author: Roy Harris
Publisher: Heinemann Drama
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A highly readable, informative book about the professional lives of some of the foremost actresses working in theatre and film today.
Eight Women of the American Stage
Author: Roy Harris
Publisher: Heinemann Drama
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A highly readable, informative book about the professional lives of some of the foremost actresses working in theatre and film today.
Publisher: Heinemann Drama
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A highly readable, informative book about the professional lives of some of the foremost actresses working in theatre and film today.
A to Z of American Women in the Performing Arts
Author: Liz Sonneborn
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438107900
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Presents biographical profiles of 150 American women of achievement in the field of performing arts, including birth and death dates, major accomplishments, and historical influence.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438107900
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Presents biographical profiles of 150 American women of achievement in the field of performing arts, including birth and death dates, major accomplishments, and historical influence.
An Actress Prepares
Author: Rosemary Malague
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136503900
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
'Every day, thousands of women enter acting classes where most of them will receive some variation on the Stanislavsky-based training that has now been taught in the U.S. for nearly ninety years. Yet relatively little feminist consideration has been given to the experience of the student actress: What happens to women in Method actor training?' An Actress Prepares is the first book to interrogate Method acting from a specifically feminist perspective. Rose Malague addresses "the Method" not only with much-needed critical distance, but also the crucial insider's view of a trained actor. Case studies examine the preeminent American teachers who popularized and transformed elements of Stanislavsky’s System within the U.S.—Strasberg, Adler, Meisner, and Hagen— by analyzing and comparing their related but distinctly different approaches. This book confronts the sexism that still exists in actor training and exposes the gender biases embedded within the Method itself. Its in-depth examination of these Stanislavskian techniques seeks to reclaim Method acting from its patriarchal practices and to empower women who act. 'I've been waiting for someone to write this book for years: a thorough-going analysis and reconsideration of American approaches to Stanislavsky from a feminist perspective ... lively, intelligent, and engaging.' – Phillip Zarrilli, University of Exeter 'Theatre people of any gender will be transformed by Rose Malague’s eye-opening study An Actress Prepares... This book will be useful to all scholars and practitioners determined to make gender equity central to how they hone their craft and their thinking.' – Jill Dolan, Princeton University
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136503900
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
'Every day, thousands of women enter acting classes where most of them will receive some variation on the Stanislavsky-based training that has now been taught in the U.S. for nearly ninety years. Yet relatively little feminist consideration has been given to the experience of the student actress: What happens to women in Method actor training?' An Actress Prepares is the first book to interrogate Method acting from a specifically feminist perspective. Rose Malague addresses "the Method" not only with much-needed critical distance, but also the crucial insider's view of a trained actor. Case studies examine the preeminent American teachers who popularized and transformed elements of Stanislavsky’s System within the U.S.—Strasberg, Adler, Meisner, and Hagen— by analyzing and comparing their related but distinctly different approaches. This book confronts the sexism that still exists in actor training and exposes the gender biases embedded within the Method itself. Its in-depth examination of these Stanislavskian techniques seeks to reclaim Method acting from its patriarchal practices and to empower women who act. 'I've been waiting for someone to write this book for years: a thorough-going analysis and reconsideration of American approaches to Stanislavsky from a feminist perspective ... lively, intelligent, and engaging.' – Phillip Zarrilli, University of Exeter 'Theatre people of any gender will be transformed by Rose Malague’s eye-opening study An Actress Prepares... This book will be useful to all scholars and practitioners determined to make gender equity central to how they hone their craft and their thinking.' – Jill Dolan, Princeton University
Stage Management
Author: Lawrence Stern
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1317343905
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Revered as the authoritative resource for stage management, this text offers students a practical manual on how to stage manage in all theater environments. Rich with practical resources — checklists, diagrams, examples, forms and step-by-step directions — Stage Management eschews excessive discussion of philosophy and gets right to the essential materials and processes of putting on a production. In addition to sharing his own expertise, Stern has gathered practical advice from working stage managers of Broadway, off-Broadway, touring companies, regional, community, and 99-seat Equity waiver theaters.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1317343905
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Revered as the authoritative resource for stage management, this text offers students a practical manual on how to stage manage in all theater environments. Rich with practical resources — checklists, diagrams, examples, forms and step-by-step directions — Stage Management eschews excessive discussion of philosophy and gets right to the essential materials and processes of putting on a production. In addition to sharing his own expertise, Stern has gathered practical advice from working stage managers of Broadway, off-Broadway, touring companies, regional, community, and 99-seat Equity waiver theaters.
The Theatre
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Theatre Magazine
Author: W. J. Thorold
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Women Direct Shakespeare in America
Author: Nancy Taylor
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN: 9780838640494
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
"This book offers a series of eight case studies of the connection between feminist performance theory and practice, considering how women directors of Shakespeare in America have recently interpreted and staged female subjectivity and gender, particularly as exhibited in sex relations." "The work focuses on eight women and choices they made in specific productions: Jayme Koszyn's and Lisa Wolpe's Romeo and Juliet; Tina Packer's and Ellen O'Brien's Measure for Measure; Abigail Adam's and Melia Bensussen's Twelfth Night; Barbara Gaines's and JoAnne Akalaitis's Cymbeline." "Nancy Taylor interviewed all of the directors and the first section of the book includes a brief biography of each, institutional opportunities and limitations, and the director's views about Shakespeare's depiction of women in general as well as future goals for her work."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN: 9780838640494
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
"This book offers a series of eight case studies of the connection between feminist performance theory and practice, considering how women directors of Shakespeare in America have recently interpreted and staged female subjectivity and gender, particularly as exhibited in sex relations." "The work focuses on eight women and choices they made in specific productions: Jayme Koszyn's and Lisa Wolpe's Romeo and Juliet; Tina Packer's and Ellen O'Brien's Measure for Measure; Abigail Adam's and Melia Bensussen's Twelfth Night; Barbara Gaines's and JoAnne Akalaitis's Cymbeline." "Nancy Taylor interviewed all of the directors and the first section of the book includes a brief biography of each, institutional opportunities and limitations, and the director's views about Shakespeare's depiction of women in general as well as future goals for her work."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope
Author: Micki Grant
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573680809
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
"This dynamic mixture of rock, calypso and ballads features a dozen singer-dancers in 20 numbers. In revue-style format, Don't Bother Me ... explores the African American experience through vibrant song and dance."--Publisher
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573680809
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
"This dynamic mixture of rock, calypso and ballads features a dozen singer-dancers in 20 numbers. In revue-style format, Don't Bother Me ... explores the African American experience through vibrant song and dance."--Publisher
Theatre Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Reimagining Greek Tragedy on the American Stage
Author: Helene P. Foley
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520283872
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
This 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.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520283872
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
This 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.