Author: Ron Engle
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521412384
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
This 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.
The American Stage
Author: Ron Engle
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521412384
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
This 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.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521412384
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
This 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.
Theatre in the United States: Volume 1, 1750-1915: Theatre in the Colonies and the United States
Author: Barry Witham
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521308588
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Describes the growth and development of theatre in the United States. Documents and commentary are arranged into chapters on business practice, acting, theatre buildings, drama, design, and audience behavior.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521308588
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Describes the growth and development of theatre in the United States. Documents and commentary are arranged into chapters on business practice, acting, theatre buildings, drama, design, and audience behavior.
The Cambridge History of American Theatre
Author: Don B. Wilmeth
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521472043
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
The Cambridge History of American Theatre is an authoritative and wide-ranging history of American theatre in all its dimensions, from theatre building to play writing, directors, performers, and designers. Engaging the theatre as a performance art, a cultural institution, and a fact of American social and political life, the History recognizes changing styles of presentation and performance and addresses the economic context that conditions the drama presented. The History approaches its subject with a full awareness of relevant developments in literary criticism, cultural analysis, and performance theory. At the same time, it is designed to be an accessible, challenging narrative. Volume One deals with the colonial inceptions of American theatre through the post-Civil War period: the European antecedents, the New World influences of the French and Spanish colonists, and the development of uniquely American traditions in tandem with the emergence of national identity.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521472043
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
The Cambridge History of American Theatre is an authoritative and wide-ranging history of American theatre in all its dimensions, from theatre building to play writing, directors, performers, and designers. Engaging the theatre as a performance art, a cultural institution, and a fact of American social and political life, the History recognizes changing styles of presentation and performance and addresses the economic context that conditions the drama presented. The History approaches its subject with a full awareness of relevant developments in literary criticism, cultural analysis, and performance theory. At the same time, it is designed to be an accessible, challenging narrative. Volume One deals with the colonial inceptions of American theatre through the post-Civil War period: the European antecedents, the New World influences of the French and Spanish colonists, and the development of uniquely American traditions in tandem with the emergence of national identity.
The Cambridge Guide to American Theatre
Author: Don B. Wilmeth
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521564441
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
"This new and updated Guide, with over 2,700 cross-referenced entries, covers all aspects of the American theatre from its earliest history to the present. Entries include people, venues and companies scattered through the U.S., plays and musicals, and theatrical phenomena. Additionally, there are some 100 topical entries covering theatre in major U.S. cities and such disparate subjects as Asian American theatre, Chicano theatre, censorship, Filipino American theatre, one-person performances, performance art, and puppetry. Highly illustrated, the Guide is supplemented with a historical survey as introduction, a bibliography of major sources published since the first edition, and a biographical index covering over 3,200 individuals mentioned in the text."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521564441
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
"This new and updated Guide, with over 2,700 cross-referenced entries, covers all aspects of the American theatre from its earliest history to the present. Entries include people, venues and companies scattered through the U.S., plays and musicals, and theatrical phenomena. Additionally, there are some 100 topical entries covering theatre in major U.S. cities and such disparate subjects as Asian American theatre, Chicano theatre, censorship, Filipino American theatre, one-person performances, performance art, and puppetry. Highly illustrated, the Guide is supplemented with a historical survey as introduction, a bibliography of major sources published since the first edition, and a biographical index covering over 3,200 individuals mentioned in the text."--BOOK JACKET.
American Theatre Periodicals of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre
Author: Colin Chambers
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1847140017
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
International in scope, this book is designed to be the pre-eminent reference work on the English-speaking theatre in the twentieth century. Arranged alphabetically, it consists of some 2500 entries written by 280 contributors from 20 countries which include not only top-level experts, but, uniquely, leading professionals from the world of theatre. A fascinating resource for anyone interested in theatre, it includes: - Overviews of major concepts, topics and issues; - Surveys of theatre institutions, countries, and genres; - Biographical entries on key performers, playwrights, directors, designers, choreographers and composers; - Articles by leading professionals on crafts, skills and disciplines including acting, design, directing, lighting, sound and voice.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1847140017
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
International in scope, this book is designed to be the pre-eminent reference work on the English-speaking theatre in the twentieth century. Arranged alphabetically, it consists of some 2500 entries written by 280 contributors from 20 countries which include not only top-level experts, but, uniquely, leading professionals from the world of theatre. A fascinating resource for anyone interested in theatre, it includes: - Overviews of major concepts, topics and issues; - Surveys of theatre institutions, countries, and genres; - Biographical entries on key performers, playwrights, directors, designers, choreographers and composers; - Articles by leading professionals on crafts, skills and disciplines including acting, design, directing, lighting, sound and voice.
World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre
Author: Irving Brown (Consulting Bibliographer)
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136119086
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 1344
Book Description
An annotated world theatre bibliography documenting significant theatre materials published world wide since 1945, plus an index to key names throughout the six volumes of the series.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136119086
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 1344
Book Description
An annotated world theatre bibliography documenting significant theatre materials published world wide since 1945, plus an index to key names throughout the six volumes of the series.
Actors and American Culture, 1880-1920
Author: Benjamin McArthur
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 9780877457107
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The forty years 1880 to 1920 marked the golden age of the American theatre as a national institution, a time when actors moved from being players outside the boundaries of respectable society to being significant figures in the social landscape. As the only book that provides an overview of the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century theatre, Actors and American Culture is also the only study of the legitimate stage that overtly attempts to connect actors and their work to the wider aspects of American life.
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 9780877457107
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The forty years 1880 to 1920 marked the golden age of the American theatre as a national institution, a time when actors moved from being players outside the boundaries of respectable society to being significant figures in the social landscape. As the only book that provides an overview of the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century theatre, Actors and American Culture is also the only study of the legitimate stage that overtly attempts to connect actors and their work to the wider aspects of American life.
Guide to the Study of United States Imprints
Author: George Thomas Tanselle
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674367616
Category : Bibliographical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1146
Book Description
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674367616
Category : Bibliographical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1146
Book Description
Opera on the Road
Author: Katherine K. Preston
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252070020
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
"Leads the reader on an operatic tour of pre-Civil War America in this cultural study of what was an almost ubiquitous art form. It covers orchestral and choral musicians as well as stars, impresarios, business methods, repertories, advertising techniques, itineraries, sizes of companies, and methods of travel." -- Publisher's description
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252070020
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
"Leads the reader on an operatic tour of pre-Civil War America in this cultural study of what was an almost ubiquitous art form. It covers orchestral and choral musicians as well as stars, impresarios, business methods, repertories, advertising techniques, itineraries, sizes of companies, and methods of travel." -- Publisher's description