Theatre studies Books

More Short Plays is a collection of plays written by Mary Louise MacMillan and published in 1917. The book includes ten short plays, each with its own unique plot and characters. The plays range in length from one act to three acts and cover a variety of...

""More Blunders Than One Or The Irish Valet"" is a comedic play written by James Thomas Gooderham Rodwell in 1825. The play is set in London and follows the misadventures of an Irish valet named Darby O'Neil, who is hired by a wealthy Englishman named Mr...

Mes R�����cr�����ations Dramatiques est une collection de pi�����ces de th����������tre �����crite par Pierre Corneille et publi�����e en 1779 en deux volumes. Cette �����dition comprend les volumes trois et quatre de la s�����rie. Les pi�����ces sont...

Melisse: Tragi-Comedie (1879) est une pi�����ce de th����������tre �����crite par Moli�����re. L'histoire suit les aventures de Melisse, une jeune femme qui se retrouve dans une situation difficile apr�����s avoir �����t����� abandonn�����e par son...

""Margarida: Drama em 4 atos"" ����� uma pe�����a teatral escrita por Thomaz D'almeida Manoel de Vilhena e publicada em 1889. A hist������ria se passa em Portugal, no s�����culo XIX, e gira em torno da personagem Margarida, uma jovem que se v������...

Madame Blanchard: Com�����die en un acte, en prose (1898) de Lorde, Andr����� De est une pi�����ce de th����������tre qui raconte l'histoire de Madame Blanchard, une veuve �����g�����e et riche qui vit seule dans sa maison. Elle est entour�����e de...

Lord Davenant: Drame en quatre actes et en prose (1827) est une pi�����ce de th����������tre �����crite par Jean Baptiste Charles Vial. L'histoire suit Lord Davenant, un noble anglais qui est accus����� ������ tort d'un crime qu'il n'a pas commis. La...

"In 2021, after the death of talking woman and dancer Lorraine Lee, I received the photograph collection of her late husband, comic Dick Richards. Dick began working in burlesque in the late 1930s. The couple often worked together for Harold Minsky; they...

‘Many playwrights have the courage to be experimental in their formative years, but get caught in a particular form over time. Sathe is one of those rare playwrights who remain passionately experimental…’—Maharashtra...

Mozart hätte durchaus seinen Spass daran gehabt.Hier wird ein Komponist, Arrangeur gesucht, der ebenfalls seinen Spass an der Umsetzung dieses Librettos hat.Don Giovanni, dessen heldenhaftes Image hier bröckelt, sieht sich in einem Umfeld, welches bisher...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Theaterwissenschaft, Tanz, Note: 1,00, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Theaterwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Hauptseminar, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In ihrem „Sex and the City-Führer" die Stadt, der...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Theaterwissenschaft, Tanz, Note: 1,7, Universität Hildesheim (Stiftung), Veranstaltung: Theaterpädagogik, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In der vorliegenden Arbeit sollen kreative Prozesse und...

This book examines the relationship between orality and Franco-Ontarian theatre and more specifically the way in which oral practices (such as traditional story-telling) have been adapted and transformed by Franco-Ontarian playwrights, actors and...

The theatre of Martin McDonagh and Tracy Letts hasthrilled and titillated audiences across the world. While somecritics have dismissed their writing's popularity as solelyreliant on its violent and shocking subject matter, this book proves thattheir...

Este volumen se interroga sobre los orígenes de la imagen romántica de Andalucía antes de la aparición de las imágenes artísticas y literarias más famosas de la región. El objetivo es comprender mejor las connotaciones culturales, intelectuales y...

Im Mittelpunkt der Arbeit steht die Commedia dell'arte als Theater der Improvisation, der lazzi und der tippi fissi (feststehende Typen). Dabei wird das Hauptaugenmerk auf die Wiederbelebung im 20. Jahrhundert gelenkt. Thema ist dabei vor allem der...

At the age of 19, I stepped aboard a Greyhound bus in my hometown of New Orleans and headed for New York City. My childhood dreams of performing on Broadway had begun. Just like in the movies! When I published my professional website, I wrote an...

The author brings a career of academic and professional directing experience to inform readers how to select, prepare, and mount a production for the stage. At the same time, he expresses the disciplines, joys, and rigors of the faith-based walk as a...

The anthology celebrates a decade of publishing essays, livestreaming events, and bringing theatre practitioners together to amplify progressive and disruptive ideas, and exists as a result of the thousands of theatremakers who have shared their...

There are many things that tempt people; the temptation to construct, the temptation to destruct, and thousands of other temptations. What a horrible tragedy it is when someone wants to construct but does not know that he is dominated by the "CYBERNETIC"...

La présente étude aborde l'œuvre littéraire de Neil Jordan dans toute sa diversité.

Gherasim Luca (1913-1994) laisse une œuvre protéiforme qui relève de la littérature mais aussi des arts plastiques. Dans une approche poétique de l'ensemble de son œuvre et de ses archives pour la plupart inédites, l'ouvrage en analyse la genèse et la...

This is a story of two brilliant students, Michael and Romeo, who met in high school and were mocked by their fellow students as two best friends. They discovered their flair for music through an amazing musical performance at their prom party. Despite...

This book examines why, when, how and where the scenic stage began in England. Little has been written about the development of theatrical scenery and how it was used in England in the seventeenth century, and what is known about the response to this...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

Tragedy is the heartiest of theater. It wakens us by calling to our senses more completely than any other medium. And it is successful only when the write can make his audiences savor every minute of it.The author.

A complete step by step guide on How to get Started in Show Business!This book is a handy step by step guide for all those parents who are trying to get their children started in a show biz career, but didn't know where to begin.From newborn or 90+ there...

First Published in 1997. During the middle decades of this century, fundamental research on the Jews of medieval Arabic-speaking lands was carried out by relatively few scholars, whether in Israel or the Western countries. The author of this title sought...

 An Actor's Work on a Role is Konstantin Stanislavsky's classic exploration of the rehearsal process, applying the techniques of his seminal actor training system to the task of bringing life and truth to one's role. Originally published over half a...

This book  demonstrates the political potential of mainstream theatre in the US at the end of the twentieth century, tracing ideological change over time in the reception of US mainstream plays taking HIV/AIDS as their topic from 1985 to 2000. This...

Theatre has always been subject to a wide range of social, political, moral, and doctrinal controls, with authorities and social groups imposing constraints on scripts, venues, staging, acting, and reception. Focusing on a range of countries and...

Putting food and theatre into direct conversation, this volume focuses on how food and theatre have operated for centuries as partners in the performative, symbolic, and literary making of meaning. Through case studies, literary analyses, and performance...

This is the first volume to focus specifically on Rabindranath Tagore's dramatic literature, visiting translations and adaptations of Tagore's drama, and cross-cultural encounters in his works. As Asia's first Nobel Laureate, Tagore's highly original...

The Ritual Theatre of Theodoros Terzopoulos outlines the story of the Athenian-based Attis Theatre and the way its founder and director, Theodoros Terzopoulos, introduced bio-energetic presences of the body on the stage, in an attempt to redefine and...

Auditioning for Musical Theatre demystifies the process of giving the best possible professional audition for a role in a musical. It is the result of Denny Berry's own experience, sitting "behind the audition desk" for 30 years of professional Broadway...

Portraits in Early Modern English Drama studies the complex web of interconnections that grows out of the presentation of portraits as props in early modern English drama. Emanuel Stelzer considers this theory from the Elizabethan age up to the closing...

What is the secret DNA of theater? What makes it unique from its sister arts? Why was it invented? Why does it persist? And now, in such an advanced technological age, why do we still feel compelled to return to a mode of expression that was invented...

Transmission in Motion examines a selection of extraordinary dance digitization projects 'from the inside', presenting in-depth analyses by the practitioners, artists and collectives involved in their development. These studies are framed...

The Routledge Dance Studies Reader has been expanded and updated, giving readers access to thirty-seven essential texts that address the social, political, cultural, and economic impact of globalization on embodiment and choreography.　These...

Children on the autistic spectrum experience varying degrees of difficulties; all of which can be understood as a disassociation of mind and body. Expressing feelings, making eye contact, keeping a steady heartbeat and recognizing faces are all part of...

Le Salon de Madame Helvetius est une s�����rie de trois livres publi�����s en 1894 par l'auteur fran�����ais Antoine Guillois. L'histoire se d�����roule dans le Paris du 18�����me si�����cle et suit la vie de Madame Helvetius, une femme de la haute...

Le livre ""Le Th����������tre des Chinois"" (1886) de Tcheng-Ki-Tong, M. est une exploration fascinante du th����������tre chinois traditionnel. L'auteur examine les diff�����rents genres de th����������tre chinois, tels que le th����������tre de...

""I Teatri di Roma nel Secolo Decimosettimo"" ����� un libro scritto nel 1888 da Alessandro Ademollo che esplora la storia dei teatri di Roma nel XVII secolo. Il libro analizza l'evoluzione della scena teatrale romana durante il periodo barocco,...

Le livre ""Le Th����������tre ����� C�����t�����"" �����crit par Adolphe Aderer en 1894 est un recueil de pi�����ces de th����������tre en fran�����ais. Le livre comprend trois pi�����ces, chacune avec un th�����me diff�����rent. La premi�����re...

Le livre intitul����� ""Le Th����������tre De Saint-Cyr, 1689-1792"" a �����t����� �����crit par Achille Taphanel en 1876. Ce livre traite de l'histoire du th����������tre de Saint-Cyr, qui a �����t����� fond����� en 1686 par Madame de Maintenon, la...