A History Of The American Theatre
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The Cambridge History of American Theatre
Author | : Don B. Wilmeth,Christopher Bigsby |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 554 |
Release | : 1998-02-28 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 0521472040 |
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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.
A History of African American Theatre
Author | : Errol G. Hill,James V. Hatch |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 652 |
Release | : 2003-07-17 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 0521624436 |
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A History of Asian American Theatre
Author | : Esther Kim Lee |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 219 |
Release | : 2006-10-12 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9780521850513 |
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This book surveys the history of Asian American theatre from 1965 to 2005.
A History of the American Theatre from Its Origins to 1832
Author | : William Dunlap |
Publsiher | : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 473 |
Release | : 2010-10-01 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9780252091032 |
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As America passed from a mere venue for English plays into a country with its own nationally regarded playwrights, William Dunlap lived the life of a pioneer on the frontier of the fledgling American theatre, full of adventures, mishaps, and close calls. He adapted and translated plays for the American audience and wrote plays of his own as well, learning how theatres and theatre companies operated from the inside out. Dunlap's masterpiece, A History of American Theatre was the first of its kind, drawing on the author's own experiences. In it, he describes the development of theatre in New York, Philadelphia, and South Carolina as well as Congress's first attempts at theatrical censorship. Never before previously indexed, this edition also includes a new introduction by Tice L. Miller.
A History of the American Theatre
Author | : William Dunlap |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 1832 |
Genre | : American drama |
ISBN | : PRNC:32101005288046 |
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History of the American Theatre
Author | : William Dunlap |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 826 |
Release | : 1833 |
Genre | : American drama |
ISBN | : UCAL:B4706301 |
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A History of the American Musical Theatre
Author | : Nathan Hurwitz |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 2014-06-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781317912057 |
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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.
American Theatre
Author | : Theresa Saxon |
Publsiher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2011-10-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780748654093 |
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This book provides a brief yet informative evaluation of the variety and complexity of theatrical endeavours in the United States, embracing all epochs of theatre history and situating American theatre as a lively, dynamic and diverse arena.