Staging Desire gathers critical and biographical essays on notable stage personalities who made their mark before 1969, when the Stonewall riots accelerated the lesbian and gay rights movement in the United States. How they staged their unconventional sexualities greatly influenced the course of their personal and professional lives, and thus the course of American theater history. The book builds on an earlier collection--the well-received Passing Performances, which focused on actors, directors, producers, and agents--by examining playwrights, lyricists, critics, and...
Staging Desire gathers critical and biographical essays on notable stage personalities who made their mark before 1969, when the Stonewall riot...
A superb tribute to theatrical pioneersThe Gay and Lesbian Theatrical Legacy is required reading for both theatre scholars and gay/lesbian/bisexual history aficionados. A fascinating journey awaits them all in this highly recommended volume. Broadside: Newsletter of the Theatre Library AssociationThe Gay and Lesbian Theatrical Legacy collects in a single volume biographies of more than one hundred notable figures whose careers flourished in the years before the 1969 Stonewall Riots marked the beginning of the gay and lesbian civil rights movement in the...
A superb tribute to theatrical pioneersThe Gay and Lesbian Theatrical Legacy is required reading for both theatre scholars and gay/lesbian/bise...
The first full-length biography of stage actress Eva Le Gallienne traces her life from her birth into the troubled but fascinating household of Richard Le Gallienne, British writer and intimate member of the Oscar Wilde circle, to her recent death.
This comprehensive biography of the actress Rex Reed called "a national treasure" draws upon Robert A. Schanke s interviews and correspondence not only with Le Gallienne but also with more than one hundred of her colleagues and friends, including Glenda Jackson, Burgess Meredith, Eli Wallach, Peter Falk, Ellen Burstyn, Anne Jackson, Farley...
The first full-length biography of stage actress Eva Le Gallienne traces her life from her birth into the troubled but fascinating household of Ric...
In this first book-length biography of Mercedes de Acosta, theatre historian Robert A. Schanke adroitly mines lost archival materials and mixes in his own interviews with de Acosta s intimates to correct established myths and at last construct an accurate, detailed, and vibrant portrait of the flamboyantly uninhibited early-twentieth-century author, poet, and playwright.Born to wealthy Spanish immigrants, Mercedes de Acosta (18931968) lived in opulence and traveled in the same social circles as the Astors and Vanderbilts. Introduced to the New York theater scene at an early age, her...
In this first book-length biography of Mercedes de Acosta, theatre historian Robert A. Schanke adroitly mines lost archival materials and mixes in his...
"Angels in the American Theater: Patrons, Patronage, and Philanthropy "examines the significant roles that theater patrons have played in shaping and developing theater in the United States. Because box office income rarely covers the cost of production, other sources are vital. Angelsfinancial investors and backershave a tremendous impact on what happens on stage, often determining with the power and influence of their money what is conceived, produced, and performed. But in spite of their influence, very little has been written about these philanthropists. Composed of sixteen essays and...
"Angels in the American Theater: Patrons, Patronage, and Philanthropy "examines the significant roles that theater patrons have played in shaping and ...
In this first publication of six plays by the flamboyantly uninhibited author, poet, and playwright Mercedes de Acosta (1893 1968), theater historian Robert A. Schanke rescues these lost theatrical writings from the dusty margins of obscurity. Often autobiographical, always rife with gender struggle, and still decidedly stageworthy, "Women in Turmoil: Six Plays by Mercedes de Acosta" constitutes a significant find for the canon of gay and lesbian drama. In her 1960 autobiography "Here Lies the Heart, " de Acosta notes that as she was contemplating marriage to a man in 1920, she was "in a...
In this first publication of six plays by the flamboyantly uninhibited author, poet, and playwright Mercedes de Acosta (1893 1968), theater histor...
This is the first published resource on the life and seventy-year theatrical career of award-winning actress Eva Le Gallienne. It traces Le Gallienne's acting debut in 1914, her travels to the United States, and the successes and failures of her New York City repertory theatres. Also noted are Le Gallienne's critically acclaimed performances in such plays as "Liliom," "The Swan," The Master Builder, "Hedda Gabler," "The Three Sisters," "The Cherry Orchard," "The Seagull," "Camille," "Romeo and Juliet," "Alice in Wonderland," "Mary Stuart," and "The Royal Family." The book covers not only...
This is the first published resource on the life and seventy-year theatrical career of award-winning actress Eva Le Gallienne. It traces Le Gallien...
This comprehensive biography of the actress film critic Rex Reed called a national treasure draws on Robert A. Schanke s interviews and correspondence not only with Eva Le Gallienne but also with more than one hundred of her colleagues and friends, including Glenda Jackson, Burgess Meredith, Eli Wallach, Peter Falk, Ellen Burstyn, Anne Jackson, Farley Granger, Jane Alexander, Uta Hagen, and Rosemary Harris. Forty-two illustrations offer highlights of Le Gallienne s many notable performances in such plays as "Hedda Gabler," " Liliom," " The Cherry Orchard," " Peter Pan," " Camille," " Mary...
This comprehensive biography of the actress film critic Rex Reed called a national treasure draws on Robert A. Schanke s interviews and corresponde...
Aforgotten yet award-winning playwright, Cal Yeomans was one of the founders of gay theater whose work was fueled by gay liberation and extinguished by the AIDS epidemic. Schanke's examination of his life and legacy allows a rare exploration into this pivotal moment of gay American history."
Aforgotten yet award-winning playwright, Cal Yeomans was one of the founders of gay theater whose work was fueled by gay liberation and extinguished b...
A forgotten yet award-winning playwright, Cal Yeomans was one of the founders of gay theater whose work was fueled by gay liberation and extinguished by the AIDS epidemic. Schanke's examination of his life and legacy allows a rare exploration into this pivotal moment of gay American history.
A forgotten yet award-winning playwright, Cal Yeomans was one of the founders of gay theater whose work was fueled by gay liberation and extinguished ...