Witch fulfillment : adaptation dramaturgy and casting the witch for stage and screen / Jane Barnette.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnette, Jane, author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Witches in literature.

American drama--21st century--History and criticism.

American drama.

Theater--United States--History--21st century.

Theater.

Witches in motion pictures.

Motion pictures--United States--History--21st century.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

xi, 192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.

Summary:

"Witch Fulfillment: Adaptation Dramaturgy & Casting the Witch for Stage & Screen addresses the Witch as a theatrical type on twenty-first century North American stages and screens, seen through the lens of casting, design, and adaptation, with attention paid to why these patterns persist, and what wishes they fulfil. Witch Fulfillment examines the Witch in performance, considering how actors embody iconic roles designated as witches (casting), and how dramaturgical choices (adaptation) heighten their witchy power. Through analysis of Witch characters ranging from Elphaba to Medea, classic plays such as The Crucible and Macbeth, feminist adaptations - including Sycorax, Obeah Opera, and Jen Silverman's Witch - and popular culture offerings, like the Scarlet Witch and Jinkx Monsoon, this book examines the dramaturgical meanings of adapting and embodying witchy roles in the twenty-first century. This book suggests that the Witch represents a crucial category of analysis for inclusive theatre and performance and will be of interest to theatre practitioners and designers, along with theatre, witchcraft, and horror studies scholars"-- Provided by publisher

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Barnette, Jane. Witch fulfillment.

ISBN:

9781032226316

1032226315

9781032226293

1032226293

OCLC:

1391676238

Publisher Number:

90102329897