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Author : Errol G. Hill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521624435
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (244 download)
Download or read book A History of African American Theatre written by Errol G. Hill and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-17 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of contents
Author : William Dunlap
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 826 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (47 download)
Download or read book History of the American Theatre written by William Dunlap and published by . This book was released on 1833 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Somerset-Ward
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (114 download)
Download or read book An American Theatre written by Richard Somerset-Ward and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 75 years, Westport Country Playhouse has faithfully reflected the story of American theatre. Founded by Lawrence and Armina Langner in 1931, it has never been more than a summer stock theatre, yet it has an astonishing pedigree. George Bernard Shaw and Noël Coward gave world premieres there so did Leonard Gershe and A.R. Gurney in more recent times. Playwrights Eugene ONeill and S.N. Behrman were closely linked to it, and talents as diverse as Jane Wyatt, Gene Kelly, Stephen Sondheim, and Liza Minnelli performed there early in their careers. The aristocracy of the acting profession and the giants of Hollywood appeared Ethel Barrymore, Helen Hayes, Paul Robeson, Groucho Marx, Tyrone Power, Olivia de Havilland. And the Playhouse can claim a role in the creation of two of the American theatres greatest musicals Oklahoma! and My Fair Lady. This fascinating and lavishly illustrated book traces the entire story of Westport Country Playhouse from its beginnings in the midst of the Depression to its 75th-anniversary renovations and rejuvenation. Filled with colorful characters and lively anecdotes, it is a story that will appeal to everyone who has ever been enchanted by the magic of a live theatre performance.
Author : George Oberkirsh Seilhamer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book History of the American Theatre: Before the revolution [1749-1774 written by George Oberkirsh Seilhamer and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Suzan-Lori Parks
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780822214236
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (142 download)
Download or read book The America Play written by Suzan-Lori Parks and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 1995 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: Once upon a time there was a theme park called the Great Hole of History. It was a popular spot for honeymooners who, in search of post-nuptial excitement, would visit this hole and watch the daily historical parades. One of these visi
Author : J. Ellen Gainor
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472087921
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (879 download)
Download or read book Performing America written by J. Ellen Gainor and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVHow theatrical representations of the U.S. have shaped national identity /div
Author : William Dunlap
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (762 download)
Download or read book A History of the American Theatre written by William Dunlap and published by . This book was released on 1832 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nathan Hurwitz
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317912055
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)
Download or read book A History of the American Musical Theatre written by Nathan Hurwitz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-27 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Andrew Davis
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271030534
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)
Download or read book America's Longest Run written by Andrew Davis and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America&’s Longest Run: A History of the Walnut Street Theatre traces the history of America&’s oldest theater. The Philadelphia landmark has been at or near the center of theatrical activity since it opened, as a circus, on February 2, 1809. This book documents the players and productions that appeared at this venerable house and the challenges the Walnut has faced from economic crises, changing tastes, technological advances, and competition from new media. The Walnut&’s history is a classic American success story. Built in the early years of the nineteenth century, the Walnut responded to the ever-changing tastes and desires of the theatergoing public. Originally operated as a stock company, the Walnut has offered up every conceivable form of entertainment&—pageantry and spectacle, opera, melodrama, musical theater, and Shakespeare. It escaped the wrecking ball during the Depression by operating as a burlesque house, a combination film and vaudeville house, and a Yiddish theater, before becoming the Philadelphia headquarters for the Federal Theatre Project. Because Philadelphia is located so close to New York City, the Walnut has served as a tryout house for many Broadway-bound shows, including A Streetcar Named Desire, The Diary of Anne Frank, and A Raisin in the Sun. Today, the Walnut operates as a nonprofit performing arts center. It is one of the most successful producing theaters in the country, with more than 350,000 attending performances each year.
Author : Marvin Edward McAllister
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807854501
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (545 download)
Download or read book White People Do Not Know how to Behave at Entertainments Designed for Ladies & Gentlemen of Colour written by Marvin Edward McAllister and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: McAllister offers a history of black theater pioneer William Brown's career and places his productions within the broader context of U.S. social, political, and cultural history.
Author : Jeffrey Sweet
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300195575
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)
Download or read book The O'Neill written by Jeffrey Sweet and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2014-05-27 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At the O'Neill, we were all engaged with full-hearted passion in sometimes the silliest of exercises, and all in service of finding that wiggly, elusive creature, a new play."—Meryl Streep "I would not be who or where I am today without the O'Neill."—Michael Douglas As the old ways of the commercial theater were dying and American playwriting was in crisis, the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center arose as a midwife to new plays and musicals, introducing some of the most exciting talents of our time (including August Wilson, Wendy Wasserstein, and Christopher Durang) and developing works that went on to win Pulitzer Prizes and Tony Awards. Along the way, it collaborated with then-unknown performers (like Meryl Streep, Michael Douglas, Courtney Vance, and Angela Bassett) and inspired Robert Redford in his creation of the Sundance Institute. This is the story of a theatrical laboratory, a place that transformed American theater, film, and television.
Author : Anthony D. Fredericks
Publisher : Libraries Unlimited
ISBN 13 : 9781563088605
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (886 download)
Download or read book Readers Theatre for American History written by Anthony D. Fredericks and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2001-04-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This participatory approach actively engages students in their own American history education. Arranged chronologically, these 24 readers theatre scripts put students in roles of selected historical figures, giving them a you are there perspective on the unfolding of critical milestones, memorable circumstances, and colorful venues that have shaped the American experience. Students can travel with a determined family along the Oregon Trail or to the moon with Neil Armstrong. Other opportunities to make history come alive include scripts having students work alongside Father Junipero Serra at Mission San Juan Capistrano and stand alongside Thomas Jefferson as he drafts the Declaration of Independence. Activity ideas and learning extensions follow each script.
Author : Glenn Hughes
Publisher : Samuel French , Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book A History of the American Theatre, 1700-1950 written by Glenn Hughes and published by Samuel French , Incorporated. This book was released on 1951 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Heather S. Nathans
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521825085
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (25 download)
Download or read book Early American Theatre from the Revolution to Thomas Jefferson written by Heather S. Nathans and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-17 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 2003 book examines the growth and influence of the theatre in the development of the young American Republic.
Author : William Dunlap
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (142 download)
Download or read book History of the American Theatre written by William Dunlap and published by . This book was released on 183? with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Glenn Hughes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (62 download)
Download or read book A History of the American Theatre, 1700-1900 written by Glenn Hughes and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher Durang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (33 download)
Download or read book A History of the American Film written by Christopher Durang and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
