United States Theatre

Author : Don B. Wilmeth,Christopher Bigsby
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1998-02-28
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521472040

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The Cambridge History of American Theatre by Don B. Wilmeth,Christopher Bigsby Pdf

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.

Author : Felicia Hardison Londré,Daniel J. Watermeier
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UOM:39015045679837

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The History of North American Theater by Felicia Hardison Londré,Daniel J. Watermeier Pdf

Reveals the multicultural dimension of the history of North American theater, covering Mexican, Native US, Caribbean, and Canadian theater as well as US theater history. Coverage encompasses major theatrical developments, events, and influential figures, with sections on pre- Columbian performance, New Spain, the American colonies, New France, national stages, and the periods 1825-1870, 1870-1900, 1900-1945, and 1945 to the present. Includes some 300 bandw photos and illustrations. For students and general readers. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Nicolás Kanellos
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-19
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780292761568

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A History of Hispanic Theatre in the United States by Nicolás Kanellos Pdf

Hispanic theatre flourished in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century until the beginning of the Second World War—a fact that few theatre historians know. A History of Hispanic Theatre in the United States: Origins to 1940 is the very first study of this rich tradition, filled with details about plays, authors, artists, companies, houses, directors, and theatrical circuits. Sixteen years of research in public and private archives in the United States, Mexico, Spain, and Puerto Rico inform this study. In addition, Kanellos located former performers and playwrights, forgotten scripts, and old photographs to bring the life and vitality of live theatre to his text. He organizes the book around the cities where Hispanic theatre was particularly active, including Los Angeles, San Antonio, New York, and Tampa, as well as cities on the touring circuit, such as Laredo, El Paso, Tucson, and San Francisco. Kanellos charts the major achievements of Hispanic theatre in each city—playwriting in Los Angeles, vaudeville and tent theatre in San Antonio, Cuban/Spanish theatre in Tampa, and pan-Hispanism in New York—as well as the individual careers of several actors, writers, and directors. And he uncovers many gaps in the record—reminders that despite its popularity, Hispanic theatre was often undervalued and unrecorded.

Author : Olga Barrios
Publisher : Universitat de València
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9788437070223

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The Black Theatre Movement in the United States and in South Africa by Olga Barrios Pdf

El creixement dels moviments sociopolítics entre els anys seixanta i noranta als Estats Units i a Sud-àfrica va establir els ferms fonaments sobre els quals, amb una força i ímpetu sense precedents, es va forjar el teatre negre d?aquests anys. Forma i contingut van sorgir a l?una del compromís polític i artístic adoptat per aquests artistes contra l?imperialisme, el colonialisme i el racisme occidentals. Per primera vegada en la història, el teatre negre dels Estats Units i de Sud-àfrica analitzava i valorava les arrels negres per a poder il·luminar la recerca d?un futur de llibertat. No obstant això, el context sociopolític i les circumstàncies específiques de cada país han generat igualment els trets distintius del teatre afronord-americà i negre sud-africà (incloses les diferències de gènere) manifestos en ramificacions artístiques totalment heterogènies i úniques.

Author : Olga Barrios Herrero
Publisher : Universitat de València
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9788437083988

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The Black Theatre Movement in the United States and in South America by Olga Barrios Herrero Pdf

El creixement dels moviments sociopolítics entre els anys seixanta i noranta als Estats Units i a Sud-àfrica va establir els ferms fonaments sobre els quals, amb una força i ímpetu sense precedents, es va forjar el teatre negre d'aquests anys. Forma i contingut van sorgir a l'una del compromís polític i artístic adoptat per aquests artistes contra l'imperialisme, el colonialisme i el racisme occidentals. Per primera vegada en la història, el teatre negre dels Estats Units i de Sud-àfrica analitzava i valorava les arrels negres per a poder il·luminar la recerca d'un futur de llibertat. No obstant això, el context sociopolític i les circumstàncies específiques de cada país han generat igualment els trets distintius del teatre afronord-americà i negre sud-africà (incloses les diferències de gènere) manifestos en ramificacions artístiques totalment heterogènies i úniques.

Author : Lloyd Suh
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780822239901

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The Chinese Lady by Lloyd Suh Pdf

Afong Moy is fourteen years old when she’s brought to the United States from Guangzhou Province in 1834. Allegedly the first Chinese woman to set foot on U.S. soil, she has been put on display for the American public as “The Chinese Lady.” For the next half-century, she performs for curious white people, showing them how she eats, what she wears, and the highlight of the event: how she walks with bound feet. As the decades wear on, her celebrated sideshow comes to define and challenge her very sense of identity. Inspired by the true story of Afong Moy’s life, THE CHINESE LADY is a dark, poetic, yet whimsical portrait of America through the eyes of a young Chinese woman.

Author : Nellie McCaslin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Children's theater
ISBN : 0887346774

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Theatre for Children in the United States by Nellie McCaslin Pdf

Author : Esther Kim Lee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006-10-12
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780521850513

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A History of Asian American Theatre by Esther Kim Lee Pdf

This book surveys the history of Asian American theatre from 1965 to 2005.

Author : J. Ellen Gainor
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0472087924

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Performing America by J. Ellen Gainor Pdf

DIVHow theatrical representations of the U.S. have shaped national identity /div

Author : Kate Dossett
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469654430

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Radical Black Theatre in the New Deal by Kate Dossett Pdf

Between 1935 and 1939, the United States government paid out-of-work artists to write, act, and stage theatre as part of the Federal Theatre Project (FTP), a New Deal job relief program. In segregated "Negro Units" set up under the FTP, African American artists took on theatre work usually reserved for whites, staged black versions of "white" classics, and developed radical new dramas. In this fresh history of the FTP Negro Units, Kate Dossett examines what she calls the black performance community—a broad network of actors, dramatists, audiences, critics, and community activists—who made and remade black theatre manuscripts for the Negro Units and other theatre companies from New York to Seattle. Tracing how African American playwrights and troupes developed these manuscripts and how they were then contested, revised, and reinterpreted, Dossett argues that these texts constitute an archive of black agency, and understanding their history allows us to consider black dramas on their own terms. The cultural and intellectual labor of black theatre artists was at the heart of radical politics in 1930s America, and their work became an important battleground in a turbulent decade.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1012 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1832
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : HARVARD:HL057N

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Records and Briefs of the United States Supreme Court by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nathan Hurwitz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317912057

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A History of the American Musical Theatre by Nathan Hurwitz Pdf

From the diverse proto-theatres of the mid-1800s, though the revues of the ‘20s, the ‘true musicals’ of the ‘40s, the politicisation of the ‘60s and the ‘mega-musicals’ of the ‘80s, every era in American musical theatre reflected a unique set of socio-cultural factors. Nathan Hurwitz uses these factors to explain the output of each decade in turn, showing how the most popular productions spoke directly to the audiences of the time. He explores the function of musical theatre as commerce, tying each big success to the social and economic realities in which it flourished. This study spans from the earliest spectacles and minstrel shows to contemporary musicals such as Avenue Q and Spiderman. It traces the trends of this most commercial of art forms from the perspective of its audiences, explaining how staying in touch with writers and producers strove to stay in touch with these changing moods. Each chapter deals with a specific decade, introducing the main players, the key productions and the major developments in musical theatre during that period.

Author : Stanley Richards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Musical theater
ISBN : UCSC:32106014060849

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Ten Great Musicals of the American Theatre by Stanley Richards Pdf

Includes the librettos: Of thee I sing, Porgy and Bess, One touch of Venus, Brigadoon, Kiss me Kate, West Side story, Gypsy, Fiddler on the roof, 1776, and Company

Author : Louis Botto,Robert Viagas
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 1163 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476850276

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At This Theatre by Louis Botto,Robert Viagas Pdf

(Applause Books). Theatregoers' favorite history of Broadway is back in an updated and expanded 2010 edition including more than 500 color production photos, vintage archival photos, and Playbill covers from all forty currently operating Broadway theatres. Thirty-eight of the original chapters have been expanded to cover all the shows that have opened in the ten years since the popular 2000 edition, with two new chapters added to include Broadway theatres recently refurbished and returned to life. This unique chronicle is the first work to present a detailed theatre-by-theatre roundup of players and productions that have enchanted audiences at Broadway's great playhouses from 1900 to 2010. The work is an expanded treatment of "At This Theatre," the popular feature in Playbill's Broadway theatre programs. "At This Theatre" offers playgoers instant nostalgia by listing notable hits (and some famed fiascos) that have played through the years in the theatre that they are attending. The book also pays tribute to the distinguished impresarios who built and managed these houses, and the brilliant architects and interior designers who created them. The original 1984 edition was created by Playbill senior editor Louis Botto. Botto worked with editor Robert Viagas on the 2000 update. With the third edition, Botto has passed the author torch to Viagas, who founded Playbill.com and the acclaimed Playbill Broadway Yearbook series, and who has written the updates in Botto's style.

Author : Winnie Holzman
Publisher : Applause Theatre & Cinema
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10
Category : Music
ISBN : 1423492765

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Wicked by Winnie Holzman Pdf

Each title in The Applause Libretto Library Series presents a Broadway musical with fresh packaging in a 6 x 9 trade paperback format. Each Complete Book and Lyrics is approved by the writers and attractively designed with color photo inserts from the Broadway production. All titles include introduction and foreword by renowned Broadway musical experts. Long before Dorothy dropped in, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One, born with emerald green skin, is smart, fiery, and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious, and very popular. The story of how these two unlikely friends end up as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for the most spellbinding new musical in years.