A Sustainable Theatre: Jasper Deeter at Hedgerow

ISBN-13: 9781349344314 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 185 str.

Barry B. Witham; B. Witham

Opis

Using the famed Hedgerow Theatre as an example, Witham illustrates how theatres can be self-sufficient and experimental (outside of the establishment.)

Spis treści

Preface by Penelope Reed Introduction 1. Inheritors : Growing a Theater 2. The Emperor Jones : A Passion for Equality 3. Winesburg, Ohio : Democracy Between The Hedgerows 4. An American Tragedy : Whose Social Conscience? 5. The Cherokee Night : Riggs and the Power of Place 6. Too True To Be Good : Consequences of Integrity 7. Uncle Vanya : A Way of Acting 8. The Hedgerow Story : Celebrity and Disappointment 9. Aftermath 10. Epilogue Notes Appendix A - Hedgerow Repertory 1923-1956 Appendix B - Repertory for Shaw Festival , July 19—August 14, 1937 Appendix C - Repertory Calendars

O autorze

Barry B. Witham is Professor Emeritus of Theatre at the University of Washington, USA.