THEATRE STUDIES
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DARIO
FO
Stage, Text, and Tradition
Edited by Joseph Farrell & Antonio Scuderi
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.
Southern Illinois University Press
PERFORMING
HISTORY
Theatrical Representations of the Past in Contemporary Theatre
Freddie Rokem
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.
University of Iowa Press
THE LITTLE THEATRE ON THE SQUARE
Four Decades of a Small Town Equity Theatre
Beth Conway Shervey
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.
Southern Illinois University Press
THE
THEATRICAL EVENT
Dynamics of Performance and Perception
Willmar Sauter
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.
University of Iowa Press
SUSAN GLASPELL
A Critical Biography
Barbara Ozieblo
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.
The University of North Carolina Press
THE
WRITING LIFE OF HUGH KELLY
Politics, Journalism, and Theater in Late-Eighteenth-Century London
Robert R. Bataille
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.
Southern Illinois University Press
DOWN
THE NIGHTS AND DOWN THE DAYS
Eugene O'Neill's Catholic Sensibility
Edward L. Shaughnessy
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.
University of Notre Dame Press
THEATRE
AT THE MARGINS
The Political, the Popular, the Personal, the Profane
Edited by John W. Frick
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.
University of Alabama Press
THE
ENEMY ON TRIAL
Early Soviet Courts on Stage and Screen
Julie A. Cassiday
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.
Northern Illinois University Press
MODERN CZECH THEATRE
Reflector and Conscience of a Nation
Jarka M. Burian
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.
University of Iowa Press
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.
The University Press of Kentucky
THE
LEPER IN BLUE
Coercive Performance and the Contemporary Latin American Theater
Amalia Gladhart
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.
The University of North Carolina Press
PRODIGAL
SON
Vasilii Shukshin in Soviet Russian Culture
John Givens
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.
Northwestern University Press
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