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The San Francisco Mime Troupe reader / [edited by] Susan Vaneta Mason.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- San Francisco Mime Troupe--History.
- San Francisco Mime Troupe.
- Mimes--California--San Francisco--History.
- Mimes.
- Workers' theater--California--San Francisco--History.
- Workers' theater.
- Theater--Political aspects--California--San Francisco.
- Theater.
- Libraries--Special collections--Sacramento Public Library.
- Libraries.
- Libraries--Special collections.
- Theater--Political aspects.
- History.
- California--San Francisco.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 281 pages, 16 unnumbered pages) : illustrations, portraits
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2005.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The San Francisco Mime Troupe Reader is a long-overdue collection of some of the finest political satires created and produced by the Tony Award-winning company during the last forty years.
- It is also a history of the company that was the theater of the counterculture movement in the 1960s and that, against all odds, has managed to survive the often hostile economic climate for the arts in the United States. The plays selected are diverse, representing some of the Troupe's finest shows, and the book's illustrations capture some of the Troupe's most memorable moments.
- These hilarious, edgy, and imaginative scripts are accompanied by insightful commentary by theater historian and critic Susan Vaneta Mason, who has been following the Troupe for more than three decades. The Mime Troupe Reader will engage and entertain a wide range of audiences, not only general readers but also those interested in the history of American social protest, the counterculture of the 1960s-particularly the San Francisco scene-and the evolution of contemporary political theater. It will also appeal to the legions of Troupe fans who return every year to see them stand up against another social or corporate Goliath.
- Contents:
- Productions by the San Francisco Mime Troupe xii
- 1 The 1960s: Mime to Guerrilla Theater 9
- A Minstrel Show, or Civil Rights in a Cracker Barrel 26
- Olive Pits 57
- Telephone 71
- 2 The 1970s: All Art Is Political 77
- The Dragon Lady's Revenge 91
- Hotel Universe 120
- "The Big Picture" from False Promises/Nos Enganaron 144
- 3 The 1980s: National and International Recognition 147
- Factwino Meets the Moral Majority 162
- Ripped van Winkle 189
- "Dictators' Song" from 1985 220
- "Jingo Rap" from The Mozamgola Caper 222
- 4 The 1990s: Turning West 225
- Back to Normal 238
- The "Red Heart" Scene from Offshore 266
- "80-20" from Offshore 270
- "We're Rich Folks" from Social Work 272.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-281).
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 0472068423
- 047209842X
- 9780472068425
- 9780472098422
- 9780472120178
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.11872
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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