The Cambridge history of American theatre. Volume 3, Post-World War II to the 1990s / edited by Don B. Wilmeth, Christopher Bigsby.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wilmeth, Don B., editor.

Bigsby, C. W. E., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--United States--History--20th century.

Theater.

American drama--20th century--History and criticism.

American drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 582 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Summary:

This is an authoritative and wide-ranging history of American theatre in all its dimensions, from theatre building to playwriting, directors, performers, and designers. Engaging the theatre as a performance art, a cultural institution, and a fact of American social and political life, the history addresses the economic context that conditioned the drama presented. The history approaches its subject with a full awareness of relevant developments in literary criticism, cultural analysis, and performance theory. At the same time, it is designed to be an accessible, challenging narrative. All volumes include an extensive overview and timeline, followed by chapters on specific aspects of theatre. Volume Three examines the development of the theatre after World War II, through the productions of Broadway and beyond and into regional theatre across the country. Contributors also analyze new directions in theatre design, directing, and acting, as well as key plays and playwrights through the 1990s.

Contents:

Introduction / Christopher Bigsby

Timeline: Post-World War II to 1998 / Don B. Wilmeth and Jonathan Curley

American Theatre in Context: 1945-Present / Arnold Aronson

A Changing Theatre: Broadway to the Regions

The Plays and Playwrights

Musical Theatre since World War II / John Degen

Directors and Direction / Samuel L. Leiter

Actors and Acting / Foster Hirsch

American Theatre Design Since 1945 / Ronn Smith.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2015).

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Print version:

ISBN:

9781139053761 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

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