The American Stage and the Great Depression: A Cultural History of the Grotesque proposes a correlation between the divided "mind" of America during the Depression and popular stage works of the era, which are interpreted as theatrical reflections of Depression culture's sense of being trapped between a discredited past and a nightmarish future. The author analyzes the 1930s as an era of the grotesque, in which the irreconcilable were forced into tense and dynamic coexistence.
The American Stage and the Great Depression: A Cultural History of the Grotesque proposes a correlation between the divided "mind" of America during t...
Theatre and the Good" examines the roots of theater from an anthropological perspective as well as theaters capacity for liberation, using models of theater in prison, dramatherapy, and a spiritual opening felt by many. The book argues that the ancient needs for which theater has arisen are still relevant and that theater is a much needed and effective pathway to meaning. (Performing Arts)
Theatre and the Good" examines the roots of theater from an anthropological perspective as well as theaters capacity for liberation, using models of t...
Among the most commercially successful female playwrights of all times, Clare Boothe Luce (1903-1987) is best remembered as the author of "The Women" (1936), a biting social comedy. Beginning in 1942, she spent less of her time writing plays and turned instead to the wider stage of politics and world affairs. She was the editor of Vanity Fair magazine, a congresswoman, and an ambassador to Italy during the Eisenhower administration.
This book traces her transition from playwright to politician to Catholic apologist. It uncovers for the first time plays, both early and late, that...
Among the most commercially successful female playwrights of all times, Clare Boothe Luce (1903-1987) is best remembered as the author of "The Wome...
What hath Rash wrought? And wherefore blasts he gas? This Python-esque mock-epic traces the life and career of a WHOLLY FICTITIOUS and fully engorged gas-bag of a right-wing radio hero. From mysterious birth to glorious expansion, this rhyming masterpiece parodies poems from "Jabberwocky" to "Casey at the Bat" and ponders: will Rash's gas light up our world?
What hath Rash wrought? And wherefore blasts he gas? This Python-esque mock-epic traces the life and career of a WHOLLY FICTITIOUS and fully engorged ...
There's something in the woods. Adric and Wendy make their living searching for non-existent animals like Bigfoot, but now have been called on by a remote Cult Compound to catch a monster called "The Wolf of Heaven." There's something in the woods, and its robbing the cradles. But does Adric have another agenda? And monsters aren't real are they? The only way to find out is to start looking for clues. A play filled with dark mystery from the Author of "An Eloquence of Time and Space," "Cascade," and "Rex Stout Rings Again ," Cryptos will enthrall you with laughter, poetry, horror, and tears.
There's something in the woods. Adric and Wendy make their living searching for non-existent animals like Bigfoot, but now have been called on by a re...
