The Little Theatre on the Square : four decades of a small-town Equity theatre / Beth Conway Shervey ; with a foreword by Peter Palmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shervey, Beth Conway, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Little Theatre on the Square (Sullivan, Ill.).

Theater--Illinois--Sullivan--History--20th century.

Theater.

History.

Illinois--Sullivan.

Physical Description:

xvii, 124 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2000]

Contents:

1. The Significance of Theatre in the Corn Belt 1

2. Early History of Sullivan, Illinois, and the First Season of the Theatre 13

3. Theatre in the Cornfields 27

4. Social Consequences of the Theatre in Sullivan 42

5. The Theatre Comes of Age 62

6. The More Things Change 77

Conclusion: The Theatre as Myth and Reality 93

A. Productions and Stars at The Little Theatre On The Square, 1957-1997 101

B. The Most Frequently Produced Shows at The Little Theatre On The Square and the Number of Times Produced, 1957-1997 113.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-119) and index.

ISBN:

0809323540

0809323559

OCLC:

43757588