A History of Equestrian Drama in the United States: Hippodrama's Pure Air and Fire

ISBN-13: 9780367666347 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 196 str.

Kimberly Poppiti

Opis

A History of Equestrian Drama in the United States documents the history of hippodrama in the United States, and clarifies the multi-faceted significance of the form and of the related stage machinery developed to produce hippodramas.

Spis treści

List of Figures

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1_ Early Equestrian Entertainments in England

2_ Early Equestrian Entertainments in Colonial America (1771–1812)

3_ Early Productions of Equestrian Drama in England and the United States

4_ The Plays: Melodramatic Equestrian Drama

5_ The Plays: Military Equestrian Drama

6_ The Plays: Frontier Equestrian Drama

7_ The Plays: Stage Machinery in Racing and Related Equestrian Drama

8_ Epilogue and Conclusions

Bibliography

Index

O autorze

Kimberly Poppiti, PhD, MFA, has been studying and writing about horses and theatre for years. She has published numerous related articles and is a two-time winner of the USITT's Herbert D. Greggs Award (2017 and 2013) for her writing about theatre design and technology. For over 20 years, she was a full-time professor at Dowling College, where she chaired the Department of Communication and Performing Arts. She still works as a professor, and as a writer, living on Long Island with her family.