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Dramaturging Contemporary Feminism(s)

Author : Emily E. Denison
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (782 download)

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Download or read book Dramaturging Contemporary Feminism(s) written by Emily E. Denison and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of Emily Glassberg Sands' well-publicized thesis, Opening the Curtain on Playwright Gender, theater artists across the country are up in arms about the disparity that has long existed between male and female playwrights. Glassberg Sands' audit study showed that literary managers and artistic directors rate female-authored scripts lower in terms of quality, marketability, and audience response. In addition, recent studies show that only 20% of the plays produced in American regional theaters each year have female playwrights. As a positive step towards equality, I curated and produced a festival of new American plays by women entitled Voices in Contemporary Feminism(s). It was my goal to instigate change first by staging new American plays by women and then by engaging artists and audience members alike in conversation about feminism(s) and feminist themes, female playwrights, the current position of women in American theater, and how we can change the status quo. This thesis describes in detail the impetus behind creating the festival, the planning process, and the events of the festival itself, and then draws conclusions about the role dramaturgs can play in combating gender inequity.

Feminism, Dramaturgy, and the Contemporary British History Play

Author : Rebecca Benzie
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350191280
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Feminism, Dramaturgy, and the Contemporary British History Play written by Rebecca Benzie and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-08-22 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we think of the contemporary British history play, why might we automatically think of playwrights such as David Hare, Howard Brenton, Peter Gill and Edward Bond? Because for decades the writing of the history play has been the preserve of the white male. This book provides a vital feminist intervention into the dramaturgy of history plays, investigating work produced at major British theatres from 2000 to the present, written by a generation of innovative women playwrights. This much-needed study explores the use of history – specifically Elizabethan, Restoration, Victorian and early 20th century – in contemporary playwriting in order to interrogate the gender politics of this work. Within the framework of contemporary feminism – including the pivotal #MeToo movement – the book looks at post-2000s feminist drama that somehow represents the past. Through delving into the recurring tropes and their politics in the light of current feminist debate, the author helps us grasp how these plays essentially re-imagine gender politics. Plays that are considered include Emilia (Morgan Lloyd Malcolm), Swive [Elizabeth] (Ella Hickson), An August Bank Holiday Lark (Deborah McAndrew), The Empress (Tanika Gupta), Red Velvet (Lolita Chakrabarti), Scuttlers (Rona Munro), I, Joan (Charlie Josephine), Blue Stockings and Nell Gwynn (Jessica Swale), and the musical Six (Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss).

Feminist Theatre

Author : Helene Keyssar
Publisher : Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmillan, 1984 (1986 printing)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Feminist Theatre written by Helene Keyssar and published by Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmillan, 1984 (1986 printing). This book was released on 1984 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on the works of Pam Gems, Michalene Wandor, Caryl Churchill, Megan Terry, and Ntozake Shange.

Contemporary Feminist Theatres

Author : Lizbeth Goodman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134906951
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Feminist Theatres written by Lizbeth Goodman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary Feminist Theatres is a major evaluation of the forms feminism has taken in the theatre since 1968. Lizbeth Goodman provides a provocative and interdisciplinary study of the development of feminist theatres in Britain. She examines the treatment of key issues such as gender, race, sexuality, language and power in performance. Based on original research and fresh data, Contemporary Feminst Theatres is a fully comprehensive and admirably clear analysis of a flourishing field of practice and inquiry.

The Staged Encounter

Author : Özden Sözalan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Staged Encounter written by Özden Sözalan and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study presents analyses of a wide range of contemporary plays written by women dramatists from a feminist theoretical perspective. It offers creative insights into the exchange between women's dramatic writing and feminist theories of subjectivity and representation in the last three decades and attends to the processes through which the female subject is reconfigured in the theatrical and theoretical spaces created by women. The book is valuable reading for students of theatre and comparative studies, as well as anyone interested in women's writing. The authors treated include Hélène Cixous, Timberlake Wertenbaker, Helen Edmundson, Caryl Churchill, Sheila Yeger, April De Angelis, Anna Furse, Wendy Kesselman, Susan Sontag, Liz Lochhead.

Feminism and Theatre

Author : Sue-Ellen Case
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350316512
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Feminism and Theatre written by Sue-Ellen Case and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2008-02-14 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic study is both an introduction to, and an overview of, the relationship between feminism and theatre. The reissued edition features a new Foreword by Elaine Aston who examines the context in which Case's book was written, the influence it has had, subsequent developments in the field and the continued importance of the work.

Performing Feminisms

Author : Sue-Ellen Case
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801839696
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Performing Feminisms written by Sue-Ellen Case and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1990-02 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A valuable, provoking, important addition to any theatre scholar or practitioner's library, especially since feminist theory is a relative newcomer to the world of theatre.

Women in Modern Drama

Author : Gail Finney
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801499258
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (992 download)

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Download or read book Women in Modern Drama written by Gail Finney and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Making a Spectacle

Author : Lynda Hart
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472063895
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (638 download)

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Download or read book Making a Spectacle written by Lynda Hart and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first scholarly collection to discuss the intersection of feminism and dramatic theory

A Good Night Out for the Girls

Author : E. Aston
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137300140
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book A Good Night Out for the Girls written by E. Aston and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-11-29 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving across the boundaries of mainstream and experimental circuits, from the affective pleasures of commercially successful shows such as Calendar Girls and Mamma Mia! to the feminist possibilities of new burlesque and stand-up, this book offers a lucid and accessible account of popular feminisms in contemporary theatre and performance.

Theatre and Feminism

Author : Kim Solga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350316237
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Theatre and Feminism written by Kim Solga and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-02 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theatre & Feminism tells the story of the movement known as feminist performance theory. It explores key debates from its 40-year history, engages with the work of groundbreaking thinkers including Elin Diamond, Jill Dolan, Peggy Phelan and Elaine Aston, and includes case studies of recent performances by established and emerging feminist artists.

Violent Women in Contemporary Theatres

Author : Nancy Taylor Porter
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319570064
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book Violent Women in Contemporary Theatres written by Nancy Taylor Porter and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together the fields of theatre, gender studies, and psychology/sociology in order to explore the relationships between what happens when women engage in violence, how the events and their reception intercept with cultural understandings of gender, how plays thoughtfully depict this topic, and how their productions impact audiences. Truthful portrayals force consideration of both the startling reality of women's violence — not how it's been sensationalized or demonized or sexualized, but how it is — and what parameters, what possibilities, should exist for its enactment in life and live theatre. These women appear in a wide array of contexts: they are mothers, daughters, lovers, streetfighters, boxers, soldiers, and dominatrixes. Who they are and why they choose to use violence varies dramatically. They stage resistance and challenge normative expectations for women. This fascinating and balanced study will appeal to anyone interested in gender/feminism issues and theatre.

Performing Gender Violence

Author : B. Ozieblo
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137010568
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Performing Gender Violence written by B. Ozieblo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-01-02 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Violence against women in plays bywomen has earned little mention. This revolutionary collection fills that gap, focusing on plays by American women dramatists, written in the last thirty years, that deal with different forms of gender violence. Each author discusses specific manifestations of violence in carefully selected plays: psychological, familial, war-time, and social injustice. This book encompasses the theatrical devices used to represent violence on the stage in an age of virtual, immediate reality as much as the problematics of gender violence in modern society.

Contemporary Women Playwrights

Author : Penny Farfan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1137270802
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (372 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Women Playwrights written by Penny Farfan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-23 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breaking new ground in this century, this wide-ranging collection of essays is the first of its kind to address the work of contemporary international women playwrights. The book considers the work of established playwrights such as Caryl Churchill, Marie Clements, Lara Foot-Newton, Maria Irene Fornes, Sarah Kane, Lisa Kron, Young Jean Lee, Lynn Nottage, Suzan-Lori Parks, Djanet Sears, Caridad Svich, and Judith Thompson, but it also foregrounds important plays by many emerging writers. Divided into three sections-Histories, Conflicts, and Genres-the book explores such topics as the feminist history play, solo performance, transcultural dramaturgies, the identity play, the gendered terrain of war, and eco-drama, and encompasses work from the United States, Canada, Latin America, Oceania, South Africa, Egypt, and the United Kingdom. With contributions from leading international scholars and an introductory overview of the concerns and challenges facing women playwrights in this new century, Contemporary Women Playwrights explores the diversity and power of women's playwriting since 1990, highlighting key voices and examining crucial critical and theoretical developments within the field.

Race, Sex, and Gender in Contemporary Women's Theatre

Author : Mary F Brewer
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 183764246X
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (376 download)

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Book Synopsis Race, Sex, and Gender in Contemporary Women's Theatre by : Mary F Brewer

Download or read book Race, Sex, and Gender in Contemporary Women's Theatre written by Mary F Brewer and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on dramatic works by contemporary British and American playwrights, in conjunction with feminist political and theoretical texts, this book discusses feminist constructions of the category "Woman".

Don't Be Quiet, Start a Riot! Essays on Feminism and Performance

Author : Tiina Rosenberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789176350232
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Don't Be Quiet, Start a Riot! Essays on Feminism and Performance written by Tiina Rosenberg and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays investigates elements of the human voice and performance, and their implications for gender and sexuality. The chapters address affect, pleasure, and memory in the enjoyment of musical and theatrical performance. Rosenberg also examines contemporary feminist performance, anti-racist interventions, activist aesthetics, and political agency especially with regard to feminist and queer interpretations of opera and theatre. She contextualizes her work within broader developments in gender and queer studies, and within the feminist movement by highlighting important contributions of artists who draw from the above to create performance. The book will be welcomed by opera and theatre lovers, students, academics, and the wider public that is interested in the performing arts and its queer feminist potential.

Staging International Feminisms

Author : E. Aston
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230287697
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Staging International Feminisms written by E. Aston and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-10-17 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a landmark anthology of international feminist theatre research. A three-part structure orientates readers through Cartographies of feminist critical navigations of the global arena; the staging of feminist Interventions in a range of international contexts; and Manifestos for today's feminist practitioners, activists and academics.