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THE THEATRE OF THE HOLOCAUST Edited by Robert Skloot Apr 1999 408pp,12 b&w photographs 0-2991-6270-2 Hardback : 0-2991-6274-5 Paperback This volume is a collection of plays on the Shoah. Editor
Skloot presents and comments on six plays that acknowledge
the theatrical forms of the postmodern age. |
UNDERSTANDING
AUGUST WILSON Apr 1999 128pp 1-5700-3252-1 Hardback Understanding Contemporary American Literature A comprehensive view of the plays of August Wilson. It
looks at their thematic structure, places them within the
context of American drama, and examines the distinctively
African American experiences they dramatise. There are
chapters on Fences and The Piano Lesson. |
CLASSICAL
GREEK THEATRE Feb 1999 266pp, 52 photographs, 20 drawings 0-8774-5641-0 Hardback In this study, a theatre historian trained in the
practical processes of play production as well as the
methods of historical research, takes advantage of this
understanding of technical elements to approach his ancient
subject from a new perspective. In doing so, he challenges
many long-held views. |
MOVIE
PALACE MASTERPIECE Jan 1999 80pp, 33 colour photographs 0-8156-8123-2 Hardback This volume documents the history of the Loew's
State/Landmark Theater, from its dazzling beginnings on
Syracuse's "Little Broadway" in 1928 through its inspiring
rescue from demolition and into its new life, which began in
1978 as the nonprofit, citizen-owned Landmark Theater. |
THEATER
AND MARTIAL ARTS IN WEST SUMATRA Jan 1999 288pp, illustrations, maps 0-8968-0205-1 Paperback Monographs in International Studies, Southeast Asia Series, No 103 This text describes the origin, development, and cultural
background of randai, a popular theatre tradition of the
Minangkabau ethnic group in Western Sumatra. |
WE'RE HEAVEN BOUND! Jan 1999 216pp, 52 b&w photographs 0-8203-1664-9 Hardback : 0-8203-2112-5 Paperback This text traces the history of the play Heaven
Bound. Based on the recollections of the play's
performers as well as on church records and archives, it
aims to convey both the expressiveness of African American
spirituality and the importance of the play to African
American folk culture. |
SELECTED BACKLIST |
CREATING
THE SELF IN THE CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN THEATRE 288pp 0-8093-2178-5 Hardback : Southern Illinois University Press
CROSSCURRENTS
IN THE DRAMA 139pp 0-8173-0926-8 Paperback : Theatre Symposium, Volume 6 : University of Alabama Press
DRAMA
AS RHETORIC/ RHETORIC AS DRAMA 143pp : 0-8173-0887-3 Paperback : Theatre Symposium, Volume 5 : University of Alabama Press
ELECTRA AND THE EMPTY URN 272pp : 0-8078-2391-0 Hardback : 0-8078-4697-X Paperback : The University of North Carolina Press
INSIDE THE ROYAL COURT THEATRE, 1956-1981 296 pp : 0-8071-1550-9 Hardback : 0-8071-1623-8 Paperback : Louisiana State University Press
INTERPRETING THE THEATRICAL PAST 339pp, 5 photographs, 8 drawings 0-8774-5228-8 Hardback : 0-8774-5238-5 Paperback : University of Iowa Press
IRISH
DRAMA, 1900-1980 754pp : 0-8132-0705-3 Paperback : Catholic University of America Press
JOHN
BELL, PATRON OF BRITISH THEATRICAL
PORTRAITURE 416pp, 350 illustrations 0-8093-2123-8 Hardback : Southern Illinois University Press
MASK
CHARACTERIZATION 136pp, illustrations 0-8093-1039-2 Paperback : Southern Illinois University Press
MASK
IMPROVISATION FOR ACTOR TRAINING AND
PERFORMANCE 300pp, 24 illustrations 0-8101-1365-1 Paperback : Northwestern University Press
THE
MUSICAL 432pp, illustrations 1-5555-3311-6 Hardback : Northeastern University Press
THE PERFORMANCE OF POWER 306pp,10 photographs 0-8774-5317-9 Hardback : 0-8774-5318-7 Paperback : Studies In Theatre History and Culture : University of Iowa Press
A READER'S GUIDE TO MODERN IRISH DRAMA 196 pp : 0-8156-2773-4 Hardback : 0-8156-0525-0 Paperback : Syracuse University Press
THE SHOW AND THE GAZE OF THEATRE 426pp: 25 photographs : 0-8774-5607-0 Hardback : 0-8774-5608-9 Paperback : University of Iowa Press
STAGE
RIGGING HANDBOOK 224pp, illustrations 0-8093-1744-3 Paperback : Southern Illinois University Press
THEATER GAMES FOR REHEARSAL 117pp : 0-8101-4001-2 Hardback : 0-8101-4002-0 Paperback : Northwestern University Press
THEATER
GAMES FOR THE CLASSROOM 233pp, illustrations; music 0-8101-4004-7 Paperback : Northwestern University Press
THEATRICAL
SPACES AND DRAMATIC PLACES 151pp, illustrations 0-8173-0854-7 Paperback : Theatre Symposium, Volume 4 : University of Alabama Press
WANDERING
STARS 263pp,17 Photographs : 0-8774-5389-6 Hardback : Studies in Theatre History and Culture : University of Iowa Press |
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