Angels in the American theater : patrons, patronage, and philanthropy / edited and with an Introduction by Robert A. Schanke.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schanke, Robert A., 1940-

Series:

Theater in the Americas Series

Theater in the Americas

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Performing arts sponsorship--United States.

Performing arts sponsorship.

Art patronage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (333 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover

Other Books in the Theater in the Americas Series

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part One: Individual Angels

1. Modern Cosmopolitan

2. Copper Heiresses Take the Stage

3. Wheedled, Bullied, or Cajoled

4. Queen of Off Broadway

5. Patronage and Playwriting

6. Everyone's an Angel

7. An Alternative Theater Angel

8. Producer, Benefactor, and Playhouse Maker

9. The Art of Good Business

Part Two: Institutional Angels

10. The Founding of Theater Arts Philanthropy in America

11. Funding "MaMa"

12. A Community of Angels for Actors Theatre of Louisville

13. Raising the Curtain

14. Funding the Theatrical Future

15. Modern Medicis

16. Static in the Signal

Resources

Contributors

Index

Theater in the Americas series statement

Back Cover.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-299) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8093-8743-3

OCLC:

608328455