| Theatre, Society and the Nation: Staging American Identities Contributor(s): Wilmer, S. E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 052105088X ISBN-13: 9780521050883 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $46.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - History | United States - General - Drama | American - General |
| Dewey: 812.009 |
| Lexile Measure: 1680 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in American Theatre and Drama |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6" W x 9" (0.95 lbs) 292 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Theater has often served as a touchstone for critical moments of political change or national definition. Steve Wilmer selects key historical moments in American history to examine the theater's response. The selected events range from the Colonial fight for independence through Native American struggles, the Socialist Worker play and the Civil Rights Movement, to those of the last decade. Wilmer also considers audience reception and critical response. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wilmer, S. E.: - S. E. Wilmner is a Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin, and formerly Director of the School of Drama. He has been a Visiting Professor at Stanford University and University of California, Berkeley, and a member of the faculty of the International Centre for Advanced Theatre Studies, in Finland. Steven Wilmer is editor of Portraits of Courage: Plays by Finish Women (Helsinki University Press, 1997) and of Beckett in Dublin (Lilliput, 1992), among other works. He is also a playwright, with his works performed at the Manhattan Theatre Club and Lincoln Center. |