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Drama Queers!

Author : Frank Anthony Polito
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780758255556

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Drama Queers! by Frank Anthony Polito Pdf

Ever since Mrs. Malloy assigned us the What I Want To Be When I Grow Up paper earlier that year in her 1st hour English, my mind had been made up. . . I, Bradley James Dayton, will be a famous actor someday! Meet Bradley Dayton--a wickedly funny high school senior whose woefully uncool life always seems to be full of drama, even in the sorry little suburb of Hazel Park, Michigan. It's 1987, the era of big hair, designer jeans, and Dirty Dancing. George Michael has "Faith" and Michael Jackson still has a nose. Brad, on the other hand, has a thing for acting, and while his friends are trying to get laid, Brad's trying to land the lead in Okla-homo! and practicing the Jane Seymour monologue from Somewhere in Time. Sure, he'd like to get laid too, but while Brad has known he was gay forever, the rest of "Hillbilly High" is not so forthcoming. Brad's already lost one best friend, Jack, who dropped out of marching band to step into the closet. But lately, things are looking up. Not only has Brad made Homecoming Top Five, but Richie, a new, totally cute member of drama club, definitely seems to be sending signals--and he's not the only one. Before senior year ends, Brad will know more about love, lust, and friendship than he ever thought possible. Because if all the world's a stage, he's ready to be in the spotlight. . . Praise for Frank Polito and Band Fags! "This is a love letter to a time when happiness was a pair of Calvin Klein jeans, and every heartbreak could be fixed by listening to your Bonnie Tyler or REO Speedwagon albums." --Michael Thomas Ford, author of What We Remember "A sweet, funny, deeply felt valentine to the wonder/horror of coming of age in the 1980's." --Dennis Hensley, author of Misadventures in the (213)

A Queer Sort of Materialism

Author : David Savran
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0472068369

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An eclectic collection of essays on theater and its decline as highbrow culture, under the influence of theme parks and blockbuster movies

Theatre Kids

Author : John DeVore
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781493077779

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Theatre Kids by John DeVore Pdf

Friendship. Grief. Jazz hands. In 2004, in a small, windowless theater in then-desolate Williamsburg, Brooklyn, an eccentric family of broke art-school survivors staged an experimental, four-hour adaptation of William Faulkner’s novel As I Lay Dying inside an enormous wooden coffin that could barely fit the cast, much less an audience. The production’s cast and crew—including its sweetly monomaniacal director—poured their hearts and paychecks into a messy spectacle doomed to fail by any conventional measure. It ran for only eight performances. The reviews were tepid. Fewer than one hundred people saw it. But to emotionally messy hack magazine editor John DeVore, cast at the last minute in a bit part, it was a safe space to hide out and attempt sobering up following a devastating loss. An unforgettable ode to the ephemeral, chaotic magic of the theatre and the weirdos who bring it to life, Theatre Kids is DeVore’s buoyant, irreverent, and ultimately moving account of outsize ambition and dashed hopes in post-9/11, pre-iPhone New York City. Sharply observed and bursting with hilarious razzle-dazzle, it will resonate with anyone who has ever, perhaps against their better judgment, tried to bring something beautiful into the world without regard for riches or fame.

Freaks, Geeks, and Cool Kids

Author : Murray Milner Jr.
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134000319

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Freaks, Geeks, and Cool Kids by Murray Milner Jr. Pdf

In this timely and insightful book, award-winning sociologist Murray Milner tries to understand why teenagers behave the way they do. Drawing upon two years of intensive fieldwork in one high school and 300 written interviews about high schools across the country, he argues that consumer culture has greatly impacted the way our youth relate to one another and understand themselves and society. He also suggests that the status systems in high schools are in and of themselves an important contributing factor to the creation and maintenance of consumer capitalism explaining the importance of designer jeans and designer drugs in an effort to be the coolest kid in the class.

Freaks, Geeks, and Cool Kids

Author : Murray Milner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317746607

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Freaks, Geeks, and Cool Kids by Murray Milner Pdf

In Freaks, Geeks, and Cool Kids, Second Edition, award-winning sociologist Murray Milner tries to understand why teenagers behave the way they do. The first edition drew upon two years of intensive fieldwork in one high school and 300 written interviews about high schools across the country, where he argued that consumer culture greatly impacts the way our youth relate to one another and understand themselves and society. Milner now expands on that concept with a new year of fieldwork fifteen years after he began. He has uncovered in teens a move away from consumerism and towards the cultural capital of information in a time of social media and standardized tests.

Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage

Author : Claude J. Summers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1742 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781135303990

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Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage by Claude J. Summers Pdf

The revised edition of The Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage is a reader's companion to this impressive body of work. It provides overviews of gay and lesbian presence in a variety of literatures and historical periods; in-depth critical essays on major gay and lesbian authors in world literature; and briefer treatments of other topics and figures important in appreciating the rich and varied gay and lesbian literary traditions. Included are nearly 400 alphabetically arranged articles by more than 175 scholars from around the world. New articles in this volume feature authors such as Michael Cunningham, Tony Kushner, Anne Lister, Kate Millet, Jan Morris, Terrence McNally, and Sarah Waters; essays on topics such as Comedy of Manners and Autobiography; and overviews of Danish, Norwegian, Philippines, and Swedish literatures; as well as updated and revised articles and bibliographies.

The Methuen Drama Book of Queer Monologues

Author : Scottee,
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781786823489

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The Methuen Drama Book of Queer Monologues by Scottee, Pdf

The first collection of its kind, The Oberon Book of Queer Monologues chronicles over one hundred years of queer and trans performance. Combining stage plays with spoken word and performance art, this anthology features over forty extracts from some of the most exciting stage works in the English-speaking world. It is an essential tool for artists seeking monologues for auditions or training; a comprehensive guide through the hidden histories of queer theatre; and a celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community. Curated by award-winning artist Scottee, it features work from artists including Neil Bartlett, Mae West, Emma Donoghue, Split Britches, Chris Goode and Travis Alabanza.

Western Drama through the Ages [2 volumes]

Author : Kimball King
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 645 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-06-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313090240

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Western Drama through the Ages [2 volumes] by Kimball King Pdf

The West has a long and rich dramatic tradition, and its dramatic works typically reflect the social and political concerns of playwrights and spectators. This book surveys the Western dramatic tradition from Ancient Greece to modern America. Included are chapters on great eras of drama, such as the Renaissance; national theatres, such as the theatres of Latin America, Ireland, and Poland; important theatrical movements, such as musical theatre and African American drama; and influential theatre styles, such as realism, expressionism, and surrealism. Entries are written by leading authorities and cite works for further reading. Students of literature and drama will appreciate the book for its convenient overview of the Western theatrical tradition, while students of history and social studies will welcome its illumination of different cultures and traditions. Designed for students, the book overviews Western drama from Ancient Greece to modern America. Included are chapters on great eras of drama, such as the Renaissance; national theatres, such as the theatres of Latin America, Ireland, and Poland; important theatrical movements, such as musical theatre and African American drama; and influential theatre styles, such as realism, expressionism, and surrealism. Each chapter is written by an expert contributor and offers an extended consideration of its topic and cites works for further reading. Students of drama and literature will value the book for its exploration of the Western theatrical tradition, while students of history and social studies will welcome its illumination of different cultures and traditions.

New Theatre Quarterly 62: Volume 16, Part 2

Author : Clive Barker,Simon Trussler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2000-08-17
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521789028

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New Theatre Quarterly 62: Volume 16, Part 2 by Clive Barker,Simon Trussler Pdf

New Theatre Quarterly provides a lively international forum where theatrical scholarship and practice can meet, and where prevailing dramatic assumptions can be subjected to vigorous critical questioning. It shows that theatre history has a contemporary relevance, that theatre studies need a methodology, and that theatre criticism needs a language. The journal publishes news, analysis and debate within the field of theatre studies. Articles in volume 62 include: Staging and Storytelling, Theatre and Film: Richard III at Stratford; The Theatrical Biosphere and Ecologies of Performance; The Afro-Caribbean Identity and the English Stage; A Riposte to David Mamet: Heresy and Common Sense in True and False; Form as Weapon: the Political Function of Song in Urban Zimbabwean Theatre; 'Aphrodite Speaks': on the recent Performance Art of Carolee Schneemann; Theatre and Urban Space: the Case of Birmingham Rep; Across Two Eras: Slovak Theatre from Communism to Independence; Whatever Happened to Gay Theatre?

Queer Dramaturgies

Author : Alyson Campbell,Stephen Farrier
Publisher : Springer
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137411846

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Queer Dramaturgies by Alyson Campbell,Stephen Farrier Pdf

This international collection of essays forms a vibrant picture of the scope and diversity of contemporary queer performance. Ranging across cabaret, performance art, the performativity of film, drag and script-based theatre it unravels the dynamic relationship performance has with queerness as it is presented in local and transnational contexts.

The Gay & Lesbian Theatrical Legacy

Author : Billy J. Harbin,Kim Marra,Robert A. Schanke
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Actors
ISBN : 047206858X

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The Gay & Lesbian Theatrical Legacy by Billy J. Harbin,Kim Marra,Robert A. Schanke Pdf

Recovers the hidden history of theater professionals who transgressed the gendered expectations of their time

Queer/play

Author : Moynan King
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1770917977

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Queer/play by Moynan King Pdf

Queer / Play includes plays, performances, interviews, and more, shining a light on important and radical voices in Canada's performance community. Through these works by both emerging and established Canadian queer artists, this diverse anthology finds itself at the intersection of queer life and art, delving into the resulting subcultures and always-changing concepts of identity and performance. In this book, queer is not just something someone is; it's also something they do.

John Gay and the London Theatre

Author : Calhoun Winton
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-21
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780813185330

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John Gay and the London Theatre by Calhoun Winton Pdf

The Beggar's Opera, often referred to today as the first musical comedy, was the most popular dramatic piece of the eighteenth century—and is the work that John Gay (1685-1732) is best remembered for having written. That association of popular music and satiric lyrics has proved to be continuingly attractive, and variations on the Opera have flourished in this century: by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, by Duke Ellington, and most recently by Vaclav Havel. The original opera itself is played all over the world in amateur and professional productions. But John Gay's place in all this has not been well defined. His Opera is often regarded as some sort of chance event. In John Gay and the London Theatre, the first book-length study of John Gay as dramatic author, Calhoun Winton recognized the Opera as part of an entirely self-conscious career in the theatre, a career that Gay pursued from his earliest days as a writer in London and continued to follow to his death. Winton emphasizes Gay's knowledge of and affection for music, acquired, he argues, by way of his association with Handel. Although concentrating on Gay and his theatrical career, Winton also limns a vivid portrait of London itself and of the London stage of Gay's time, a period of considerable turbulence both within and outside the theatre. Gay's plays reflect in varying ways and degrees that social, political, and cultural turmoil. Winton's study sheds new light not only on Gay and the theatre, but also on the politics and culture of his era.

Global Queer Plays

Author : Danish Sheikh,Jeton Neziraj,Raphaël Amahl Khouri,Jean-Luc Lagarce,Zhan Jie,Mariam Bazeed,Santiago Loza
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781786825070

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Global Queer Plays by Danish Sheikh,Jeton Neziraj,Raphaël Amahl Khouri,Jean-Luc Lagarce,Zhan Jie,Mariam Bazeed,Santiago Loza Pdf

A unique anthology bringing together stories of queer life from international playwrights, these seven plays showcase the dazzling multiplicity of queer narratives across the globe: the absurd, the challenging, and the joyful. From the legacy of colonialism in India to the farcical bureaucracy of marriage law in Kosovo; from a school counsellor in Taiwan coming out as HIV+, to coming of age in an Israel-Palestine coexistence camp, this is a genre-spanning collection of global writing. Contempt by Danish Sheikh (India) 55 Shades of Gay by Jeton Neziraj, translated by Alexandra Channer (Kosovo) No Matter Where I Go by Amahl Khouri (Jordan) Only the End of the World by Jean-Luc Lagarce, translated by Lucie Tiberghien (France) Taste of Love by Zhan Jie, translated by Jeremy Tiang (Taiwan) Peace Camp Org by Mariam Bazeed (Egypt) Winter Animals by Santiago Loza, translated by Samuel Buggeln and Ariel Gurevitch (Argentina) Originally selected and performed as part of the Arcola Queer Collective's Global Queer Plays call-out event.

Drama: A Graphic Novel

Author : Raina Telgemeier
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545779968

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Drama: A Graphic Novel by Raina Telgemeier Pdf

From Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile and Sisters! Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon over Mississippi, she can't really sing. Instead she's the set designer for the drama department's stage crew, and this year she's determined to create a set worthy of Broadway on a middle-school budget. But how can she, when she doesn't know much about carpentry, ticket sales are down, and the crew members are having trouble working together? Not to mention the onstage AND offstage drama that occurs once the actors are chosen. And when two cute brothers enter the picture, things get even crazier!