THEATRE STUDIES
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DARIO
FO Nov 2000 208pp,10 illustrations 0-8093-2335-4 Hardback An international collection of essays reevaluating the
multifaceted performance art of Nobel laureate Dario Fo. The
contributors consider all aspects of Dario Fo: as actor,
playwright, performer and songwriter. They also provide
historical background to his theatre, as well as in-depth
analyses of specific works and the contribution of Franca
Rame. |
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PERFORMING
HISTORY Nov 2000 264pp, 22 b&w photographs 0-8774-5737-9 Hardback Studies in Theatre History and Culture An examination of the ways in which the theatre after
World War II has presented different aspects of the French
Revolution and the Holocaust. The book shows that by
"performing history" actors - as witnesses for the departed
witnesses - bring the historical past and theatrical present
together. |
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THE LITTLE THEATRE ON THE SQUARE Nov 2000160pp, 37 photographs 0-8093-2354-0 Hardback 0-8093-2355-9 Paperback An examination of the cultural consequences of an Equity
theatre in a small midwestern farm town. It considers what
the existence of The Little Theatre On The Square in
Sullivan, Illinois, means to perceptions of life in the
town, telling its story through oral history and
photographs. |
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THE
THEATRICAL EVENT Nov 2000 280pp, 30 b&w photographs and drawings 0-8774-5731-X Hardback Studies in Theatre History and Culture Discusses the objectives of theatre studies by focusing
on the communicative encounter between performer and
spectator - the theatrical event. The text presents models
for the analysis of theatrical events, and then uses the
theatrical groundwork to enhance a variety of topics. |
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SUSAN GLASPELL Oct 2000 368pp,11 Illustrations 0-8078-2560-3 Hardback 0-8078-4868-9 Paperback This work combines an narrative of Glaspell's life with
an analysis of her creative work. Rebelling early against
the expectations imposed on women of her era, Glaspell
grappled with the conflict between Victorian mores and
feminist aspirations throughout her life. |
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THE
WRITING LIFE OF HUGH KELLY Sep 2000 256pp 0-8093-2288-9 Hardback This work seeks to demonstrate that between 1767 and
1777, Anglo-Irish writer Hugh Kelly made major contributions
in three areas of British culture: politics, journalism and
theatre. Bataille shows how these activities were integrated
in Kelly's life and that such relationships were
commonplace. |
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THE NIGHTS AND DOWN THE DAYS Aug 2000 240pp 0-2680-0895-7 Paperback The Irish in America Studying several works including, The Iceman
Cometh and Long Day's Joumey into Night, this
work examines the influence of the Irish playwright's
Catholic heritage on his moral imagination. O'Neill's
renunciation of his faith at the age of fifteen has led
critics to overlook its presence in his work. |
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THEATRE
AT THE MARGINS Aug 2000 144pp 0-8173-1046-0 Paperback Theatre Symposium, Volume 8 This collection of essays explores the complex and
ever-fluctuating relationship between the mainstream and the
marginal as it applies to the world of theatre. |
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THE
ENEMY ON TRIAL Jul 2000 280pp 0-8758-0266-4 Hardback Attempting to indoctrinate the public into a new society,
the Bolsheviks staged "show trials" - legal trials that
incorporated theatrical elements. This work examines how
elements of theatre and film were incorporated into Soviet
courtrooms, turning public trials into propaganda
vehicles. |
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MODERN CZECH THEATRE Jul 2000 280pp, 49 photographs 0-8774-5711-5 Hardback 0-8774-5722-0 Paperback Studies in Theatre History and Culture Following a brief historical background, this book
provides a chronological series of perspectives and
observations on the evolving nature of Czech theatre
production during the twentieth century, in relation to
their similarly evolving social and political contexts. |
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ACTORS, AUDIENCES AND HISTORIC THEATERS OF KENTUCKY Marilyn Casto Jun 2000 192pp, 45 b&w photographs 0-8131-2162-0 Hardback Despite its remoteness, Kentucky emerged as a prime site
for theatrical activity in the "Wild West" of the 1790s and
beyond. This work is a social and architectural history of
Kentucky's theatres, paying special attention to the actors
who performed in them and the audiences who saw it all. |
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THE
LEPER IN BLUE Jun 2000 245pp 0-8078-9270-X Paperback North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures Drawing on contemporary debates surrounding performance, gender and Latin American studies, this book examines representations of performance within dramatic texts. It explores the work of individual playwrights such as
Vincente Lenero, and topics including ritual game
playing. |
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PRODIGAL
SON Jun 2000 304pp 0-8101-1770-3 Hardback Studies in Russian Literature and Theory A prolific director, actor and writer, Vasilii Shukshin
(1929-74) reached more Soviets in more media than perhaps
any other artist in the post-Stalinist USSR. This study of
Shukshin and his work is thus a portrait of the culture of
Soviet Russia after Stalin. |
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