This is the story behind one of the most important women in American theatre during the early twentieth century. An advocate for womens equality, Rachel Crothers was a pathfinder for women in theatre, respected as a director for mastering all the p...Daugiau...
Adrienne E. Hacker Daniels, Jessica L. Neu, Adrienne E. Hacker Daniels, Amanda Hill, Ann Broda, Casey Berner, Christopher Lee Adamczyk, Courtney Helen Grile, Emma Loerick, Jefferson Walker...
This edited volume applies rhetorical methodologies to dramatic literature and performative text, exploring a wide range of themes, including musical theater, revivals, childrens theater, disabilities, democracy, architecture, space, theosophy, and...Daugiau...
This book offers radical new insights into the relation between realism, feminism and gender identities in contemporary theatre. It maps the theatrical forms emerging from a new wave of womens playwriting in Britain in the 2010s, unsettling the boun...Daugiau...
Combining theory and historiography, this book presents a new means for considering rhythm in postdramatic performance by examining the creative processes of three major international companies: Mime Omnibus (Montreal, Canada), Dairakudakan (To...Daugiau...
This book offers a captivating exploration of the evolving dynamics of language, dialogue and identity in modern theatre, highlighting the pioneering contributions of European playwrights Martin Crimp, Jon Fosse, Sarah Kane, Elfriede Jelinek an...Daugiau...
Drawing on qualitative research exploring the techniques of playwriting instructors, this book outlines signature pedagogies within playwriting instruction for novice writers and how they may be reimagined and reinvigorated. Throu...Daugiau...
An accessible guide to the theatre directing process of text-based theatre, from the choice of the play through to an encounter with an audience.Moving from how to choose a play to the opening night, A Beginners Guide to Directing Thea...Daugiau...
An accessible guide to the theatre directing process of text-based theatre, from the choice of the play through to an encounter with an audience.Moving from how to choose a play to the opening night, A Beginners Guide to Directing Thea...Daugiau...
This is the first book to explore the rich range of research and development (R&D) practices in contemporary British theatremaking. Featuring chapters by internationally recognised researchers, as well as interviews with innovative theatremake...Daugiau...
Wanting to understand the workings and methods of your favourite theatre practitioner? Look no further. This accessible guide summarizes the methods of 20 practitioners by collecting the most important features of their work and framing them so...Daugiau...
Wanting to understand the workings and methods of your favourite theatre practitioner? Look no further. This accessible guide summarizes the methods of 20 practitioners by collecting the most important features of their work and framing them so...Daugiau...
Provides the first critical overview of acting, stardom, and performance in post-war Italian film (1945-54), with special attention to the figure of the non-professional actor, who looms large in neorealist filmmaking. Italian post-...Daugiau...
This is the first book to explore the rich range of research and development (R&D) practices in contemporary British theatremaking. Featuring chapters by internationally recognised researchers, as well as interviews with innovative theatremake...Daugiau...
From one of the most celebrated actors of the stage and screen comes this book on the craft of acting.Lucian Msamati draws on his rich experience, particularly in the context of productions at the National Theatre - including: A...Daugiau...
Auditions can often be the most feared aspect of being an actor and yet, as the author points out, casting directors are on the side of everyone who auditions for them. They want you to do well, feel confident about the audition and in turn give t...Daugiau...
Winner of the 2024 TaPRA David Bradby Monograph Prize How is decadence being staged today as a practice, issue, pejorative, and as a site of pleasure? Where might we find it, why might we look for it, and who is decadence for? ...Daugiau...
Over the course of Edit Kaldors Inventory of Powerlessness, developed and performed in four European cities (Amsterdam, Berlin, Poznan, Prague) between 2013-16, a range of situations, states and feelings from quotidian frustrations to ex...Daugiau...
What goes on in the body and mind of an endurance athlete at the limits of performance? How do they relate to the world around and prepare for the task ahead? Offering a refreshing perspective on training in the cross-lighting of aesthetic...Daugiau...
One of Shakespeares last plays, The Winters Tale provides tragedy and comedy in equal measure. The King of Sicily, Leontes, accuses Queen Hermione, his wife, of adultery and sets off a series of events driven by royal betrayal, jealousy a...Daugiau...
