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Author : Tanya Palmer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780739425329
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (253 download)
Download or read book Humana Festival 2001 written by Tanya Palmer and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jeffrey Ullom
Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 0809387085
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (93 download)
Download or read book The Humana Festival written by Jeffrey Ullom and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2008-06-19 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Far from the glittering lights of Broadway, in a city known more for its horse racing than its artistic endeavors, an annual festival in Louisville, Kentucky, has transformed the landscape of the American theater. The Actors Theatre of Louisville—the Tony Award–winning state theater of Kentucky—in 1976 successfully created what became the nation's most respected new-play festival, the Humana Festival of New American Plays. The Humana Festival: The History of New Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville examines the success of the festival and theater’s Pulitzer Prize–winning productions that for decades have reflected new-play trends in regional theaters and on Broadway—the result of the calculated decisions, dogged determination, and good luck of its producing director, Jon Jory. The volume details how Actors Theatre of Louisville was established, why the Humana Festival became successful in a short time, and how the event’s success has been maintained by the Louisville venue that has drawn theater critics from around the world for more than thirty years. Author Jeffrey Ullom charts the theater’s early struggles to survive, the battles between troupe leaders, and the desperate measures to secure financial support from the Louisville community. He examines how Jory established and expanded the festival to garner extraordinary local support, attract international attention, and entice preeminent American playwrights to premier their works in the Kentucky city. In The Humana Festival, Ullom provides a broad view of new-play development within artistic, administrative, and financial contexts. He analyzes the relationship between Broadway and regional theaters, outlining how the Humana Festival has changed the process of new-play development and even Broadway’s approach to discovering new work, and also highlights the struggles facing regional theaters across the country as they strive to balance artistic ingenuity and economic viability. Offering a rare look at the annual event, The Humana Festival provides the first insider’s view of the extraordinary efforts that produced the nation’s most successful new-play festival.
Author : Tanya Palmer
Publisher : Smith & Kraus
ISBN 13 : 9781575252995
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (529 download)
Download or read book Humana Festival 2001 written by Tanya Palmer and published by Smith & Kraus. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jackson R. Bryer
Publisher : Infobase Learning
ISBN 13 : 1438140762
Total Pages : 2466 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of American Drama written by Jackson R. Bryer and published by Infobase Learning. This book was released on 2015-04-22 with total page 2466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a comprehensive guide to American dramatic literature, from its origins in the early days of the nation to American classics such as Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and Thornton Wilder's Our Town to the groundbreaking works of today's best writers.
Author : Todd London
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780739434970
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (349 download)
Download or read book New Dramatists, 2001 written by Todd London and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Adrien-Alice Lawson Hansel
Publisher : Playscripts, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0970904614
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (79 download)
Download or read book Humana Festival 2006 written by Adrien-Alice Lawson Hansel and published by Playscripts, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of all ten scripts from the 2006 Humana Festival of New American Plays.
Author : Tanya Palmer
Publisher : Smith & Kraus
ISBN 13 : 9781575253404
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (534 download)
Download or read book Humana Festival 2003 written by Tanya Palmer and published by Smith & Kraus. This book was released on 2004 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sherry Ward
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595250432
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (952 download)
Download or read book The Young Southern Writers' Project of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival written by Sherry Ward and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-10 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The YSWP Anthology of New Plays gives a voice to a new generation of Southern authors. The Plays of 2002: First Place: Perpetual Motion by Michael Griffith Second Place: A Killer in the Trailer Park by Adam Andrianopoulos Third Place: All Four Feet by Kelly Lambert Finalists: Patching by Margaret Florence Berry The Bureau by James Coleman Fairly Taled by Scott Fortner Fitting In by Mary Kate Grip An Alien in the South by PJ Lee Atheism in a Southern Baptist World by Kali Pyrlik My Luck by Gary Smith We Want Our Freedom by Miles Thompson Football: The Religion by Erin Weems Olivia by Brannon Woods
Author : Wade Hall
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813128994
Total Pages : 898 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
Download or read book The Kentucky Anthology written by Wade Hall and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2010-09-12 with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before the official establishment of the Commonwealth, intrepid pioneers ventured west of the Allegheny Mountains into an expansive, alluring wilderness that they began to call Kentucky. After blazing trails, clearing plots, and surviving innumerable challenges, a few adventurers found time to pen celebratory tributes to their new homeland. In the two centuries that followed, many of the world’s finest writers, both native Kentuckians and visitors, have paid homage to the Bluegrass State with the written word. In The Kentucky Anthology, acclaimed author and literary historian Wade Hall has assembled an unprecedented and comprehensive compilation of writings pertaining to Kentucky and its land, people, and culture. Hall’s introductions to each author frame both popular and lesser-known selections in a historical context. He examines the major cultural and political developments in the history of the Commonwealth, finding both parallels and marked distinctions between Kentucky and the rest of the United States. While honoring the heritage of Kentucky in all its glory, Hall does not blithely turn away from the state’s most troubling episodes and institutions such as racism, slavery, and war. Hall also builds the argument, bolstered by the strength and significance of the collected writings, that Kentucky’s best writers compare favorably with the finest in the world. Many of the authors presented here remain universally renowned and beloved, while others have faded into the tides of time, waiting for rediscovery. Together, they guide the reader on a literary tour of Kentucky, from the mines to the rivers and from the deepest hollows to the highest peaks. The Kentucky Anthology traces the interests and aspirations, the achievements and failures and the comedies and tragedies that have filled the lives of generations of Kentuckians. These diaries, letters, speeches, essays, poems, and stories bring history brilliantly to life. Jesse Stuart once wrote, “If these United States can be called a body, Kentucky can be called its heart.” The Kentucky Anthology captures the rhythm and spirit of that heart in the words of its most remarkable chroniclers.
Author : Scott T. Cummings
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000533492
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)
Download or read book The Theatre of Les Waters written by Scott T. Cummings and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-04-28 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Theatre of Les Waters: More Like the Weather combines original writings from Les Waters with short essays by a wide range of his collaborators, creating a personal and multi-faceted portrait of an influential director, revered mentor, and inspirational theatre artist. The book begins with a critical introduction of Waters’s work, followed by essays written by a wide range of Waters's collaborators over the past four decades. These essays are framed by shorter pieces of writing by Waters himself: reflections, inspirations, observations, and personal anecdotes. At the heart of this book lies the notion that the director’s central position in theatrical production is defined by collaboration and that a study of directing should take into account how a director works with playwrights, designers, actors, stage managers, and dramaturgs to turn artistic vision into concrete reality on stage. An insightful resource for early career or student directors in theatre programs, The Theatre of Les Waters sheds light on the art of theatre directing by exploring the work of a major theatre artist whose accomplished career sits at the heart of American theatre in the 21st century. Drawing on aspects of memoir, case study, interview, miscellany, biography, and criticism, this is also an enlightening read for anyone with an interest in how theatre artists bring their creative vision to life.
Author : Lawrence Harbison
Publisher : Smith & Kraus
ISBN 13 : 9781575255910
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (559 download)
Download or read book New Playwrights written by Lawrence Harbison and published by Smith & Kraus. This book was released on 2008 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest in Smith and Kraus' highly-acclaimed series, this comprehensive anthology is a rich and varied collection of the work of some of America's most promising new playwrights. Contains:BFF by Anna Ziegler. An Off Broadway success about two teenaged girls. One has a tragic end, the other keeps her memory alive by becoming her.DARK PLAY OR STORIES FOR BOYS by Carlos Murillo. A smash at Louisville's Humana Festival, this provocative play focuses on a teenaged computer whiz who invents an alter ego in order to lure another boy into his fantasy world.INTELLECTUALS by Scott Sickles. This hilarious comedy is about a psychologist who decides to take a ?sabbatical? from her marriage to pursue her untapped potential as a lesbian.LIVING ROOM IN AFRICA by Bathsheba Doran. This intense drama is about a couple who have moved to a small village in Africa to set up a museum there with money donated from the west, only to learn that they are living in an area devasted by AIDS.NO CHILD by Nilaja Sun. This acclaimed long-running Off Broadway hit subsequently toured all over the U.S. and abroad. In it, Ms. Sun played a beleaguered substitute teacher in the inner city high school from hell, hired to work with this problem school's most incorrigible students to present a play. She played all the roles, from herself to students to parents to other teachers to the principal to a veteran, much-beloved janitor in this insightful look at life in a hellish high school.THE PAIN AND THE ITCH by Bruce Norris. This terrific dark comedy achieved Off Broadway acclaim and went on the London, where it was equally sensationally received. It's a hilarious social satire about liberal hypocrisy, focusing on an American family who want it all: moral superiority and a wide-screen TV.VICTORIA MARTIN: MATH TEAM QUEEN by Kathryn Walat. Victoria wants to be Most Popular, but she also wants to be known for her brains. She becomes the first girl ever on her high school's math team - which scrambles the team's all-male dynamic.For over thirty years Lawrence Harbison was in charge of new play acquisition for Samuel French, Inc., during which time he was responsible for the first publication of such luminaries as Jane Martin, Don Nigro, Tina Howe, Theresa Rebeck, Jose Rivera, William Mastrosimone, Charles Fuller and Ken Ludwig, among many others; and the acquisition of musicals such as SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN, PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, A?MY NAME IS ALICE and THREE GUYS NAKED FROM THE WAIST DOWN. He has for many years written a weekly column on his adventures in the theatre for two Manhattan Newspapers, the Chelsea Clinton News and The Westsider. He is a member of the NYC press corps and is an Outer Critics Circle Member. He has served many times over the years as a judge and commentator for various national play contests and lectures regularly at colleges and universities.
Author : Scott T. Cummings
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137017929
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)
Download or read book The Theatre of Naomi Wallace written by Scott T. Cummings and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-12-18 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Naomi Wallace, an American playwright based in Britain, is one of the more original and provocative voices in contemporary theatre. Her poetic, erotically-charged, and politically engaged plays have been seen in London's West End, off-Broadway, at the Comédie-Française, in regional and provincial theaters, and on college campuses around the world. Known for their intimate, sensual encounters examining the relationship between identity and power, Wallace's works have attracted a wide range of theatre practitioners, including such important directors as Dominic Dromgoole, Ron Daniels, Jo Bonney, and Kwame Kwei-Armah. Drawing on scholars, activists, historians, and theatre artists in the United States, Canada, Britain, and the Middle East, this anthology of essays presents a comprehensive overview of Wallace's body of work that will be of use to theatre practitioners, students, scholars, and educators alike.
Author : D. L. Lepidus
Publisher : Smith & Kraus
ISBN 13 : 9781575255590
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (555 download)
Download or read book New Playwrights written by D. L. Lepidus and published by Smith & Kraus. This book was released on 2007 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eighth annual collection of new plays, ?a rich and varied collection of contemporary American playwriting talent.'Almost, Maine, by John CarianiA collection of ten-minute plays about the denizens of a small, very small, rural Maine town.War in Paramus, by Barbara DanaThe story of an American family during the Vietnam era.Bulrusher, by Eisa DavisA poignant, often poetic play about a mixed-raced orphan girl living in a small town in California.Indoor/Outdoor, by Kenny FinkleA comedy about a cute young female, Samantha (a cat), and her trials and tribulations with the man she lives with.Cowboy Versus Samurai by Michael GolamcoA comedy revolving around issues of identity for the only three Asian-Americans in a small town in Wyoming.In the Continuum, by Danai Gurira and Nikkole SalterA disparate group of American and African black women deal with the tragedy of AIDS.Six Years, by Sharr WhiteA drama about one marriage as it develops over many years, starting just after the end of WW II and ending during the Vietnam era.D.L. Lepidus is a freelance critic and editor who has covered the New York theater scene for more than thirty years.
Author : D. L. Lepidus
Publisher : Smith & Kraus
ISBN 13 : 9781575253787
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (537 download)
Download or read book Women Playwrights written by D. L. Lepidus and published by Smith & Kraus. This book was released on 2004 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 12th edition of the popular Women Playwrights Series is an inspiring collection of new plays by contemporary American playwrights. Introduction by Jan Buttram, Artistic Director, Abingdon Theatre Company. A woman's-eye view of our challenging times.
Author : Emilie S. Kilgore
Publisher : Smith & Kraus
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize written by Emilie S. Kilgore and published by Smith & Kraus. This book was released on 2004 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For twenty-five years the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has recognized, honored, and encouraged the most gifted women writing for the English-speaking theater. These six plays, from both sides of the Atlantic, were selected by the distinguished international panel of judges from the finalists of the twenty-fifth anniversary year." "Dael Orlandersmith's Yellowman tackles the charged and dangerous world of discrimination within the African-American community." "Frozen by Bryony Lavery deals with the horror of child molestation, although the artistry of the language gives a depth and humanity to the emotional life of each of the three characters that transcends any sensationalism." "Rinne Groff's Orange Lemon Egg Canary uses a magician's show as a metaphor for the magic of theatre and the agony of collaboration." "In Helen Cooper's Three Women and a Piano Tuner, a composer, a performer, and a financial backer come together to put on a concert. As tensions rise between the women, the true and startling nature of their relationship becomes clear." "Hannah and Martin by Kate Fodor starts at the moment when Jewish political philosopher Hannah Arendt decides to support Martin Heidegger in spite of his own pro-Nazi, anti-Semitic WWII stances. The play then spirals backwards, to dramatize all incarnations of their relationships, from colleagues to lovers to antagonists." "Charlotte Eilenberg's The Lucky Ones, pierces the intricacies of post-Holocaust responsibility through the simple theatrical action of a real estate exchange."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Adrien-Alice Lawson Hansel
Publisher : Playscripts, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0970904630
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (79 download)
Download or read book Humana Festival 2007 written by Adrien-Alice Lawson Hansel and published by Playscripts, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection includes every play performed at the 2007 Humana Festival of New American Plays.
Author : Amy Wegener
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 153813635X
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)
Download or read book Humana Festival 2018 written by Amy Wegener and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-04-15 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Humana Festival of New American Plays has been a leading home for extraordinary playwrights and their imaginations for more than four decades, making Actors Theatre of Louisville one of the nation’s preeminent powerhouses for new play development. For six weeks every spring, Louisville exerts a gravitational pull on producers and theatre lovers from around the country, who travel from far and wide for the adventure of seeing a diverse slate of fully-produced new plays. Many Humana Festival plays have gone on to garner awards and subsequent productions, making a sustained impact on the international dramatic repertoire. Humana Festival 2018: The Complete Plays brings together all six scripts from the 42nd annual cycle of world premieres, featuring a remarkable array of work by some of the most exciting voices in the American theatre. This anthology makes the Humana Festival plays available to an even wider audience, allowing readers to experience the collision of perspectives, styles and stories that makes the festival such an invigorating celebration of the art form. This compilation features the full-length plays Do You Feel Anger? by Mara Nelson-Greenberg, Evocation to Visible Appearance by Mark Schultz, we, the invisibles by Susan Soon He Stanton, Marginal Loss by Deborah Stein, and God Said This by Leah Nanako Winkler, as well as You Across from Me, a collaboratively-written play by four writers—Jaclyn Backhaus, Dipika Guha, Brian Otaño, and Jason Gray Platt.
