America's First Regional Theatre: The Cleveland Play House and Its Search for a Home

ISBN-13: 9781137394347 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 276 str.

Jeffrey Ullom

Opis

In the fall of 2011, the Cleveland Play House abandoned its former home of eighty-four years to establish a new presence within a downtown performing arts complex, providing a feeling of renewal and rebirth that the theatre has not experienced in decades.

Recenzje

"Ullom's account of the Cleveland Play House's search for its identity provides a strong paradigm for how this kind of historical project should be done. Working with new archival material, America's First Regional Theatre is a glimpse into the complicated evolution of a cultural treasure. Well-researched, with a strong critical and analytical approach of looking at theatre history through the larger lens of sociology, economics, and politics." - David A. Crespy, University of Missouri, USA and author of Off-Off-Broadway Explosion (2003) and Richard Barr: The Playwrights Producer (2013)

"The history of Cleveland Play House is inseparable from that of the community it has served since 1915. Jeffrey Ullom tells the tale of a pioneering arts institution through a century of triumphs and tribulations, juxtaposed with the story of a once mighty, now resurgent metropolitan community. It is a fascinating read for anyone interested in the history of Cleveland Play House, the American theatre, and the Cleveland community." - Kevin Moore, Managing Director, Cleveland Play House

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Building the House 2. Averting Disaster and Ignoring Cleveland 3. Learning Curve 4. "Catch These Vandals!" 5. The War at Home 6. Escaping "No Man's Land" 7. The 'Endangered' Theatre 8. A Place to Call Home Conclusion: The New "No Man's Land"

O autorze

Jeffrey Ullom is Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre at Case Western Reserve University, USA.