Performing Shakespeare on an endangered planet / Katherine Steele Brokaw and Elizabeth Freestone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brokaw, Katherine Steele, 1980- author.

Freestone, Elizabeth, author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in Shakespeare performance

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Dramatic production.

Shakespeare, William.

Theater--Production and direction--Environmental aspects.

Theater.

Theater--Production and direction.

Physical Description:

113 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Given the many environmental crises facing the planet, we need to use all tools to address them, including Shakespearean theatre. This Element explains why Shakespeare is well-positioned to be an eco-playwright, how theatre-makers can adapt his plays to matter now, and how to make more ecological the many processes of Shakespearean theatre, from set design to performing outdoors. The co-authors are both directors, and conversations between them about their recent eco-productions of The Tempest for the Royal Shakespeare Company and A Midsummer Night's Dream for Shakespeare in Yosemite (California) give clear examples of both the why and how of eco-theatrical Shakespeare.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781009569590

1009569597

OCLC:

1513351745

Publisher Number:

CIPO000227049