| Shakespeare in the Theatre: The American Shakespeare Center Contributor(s): Menzer, Paul (Author), Holland, Peter (Editor), Karim-Cooper, Farah (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1472584988 ISBN-13: 9781472584984 Publisher: Arden Shakespeare OUR PRICE: $113.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Shakespeare - Performing Arts | Theater - General |
| Series: Shakespeare in the Theatre |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.85 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The original Blackfriars closed its doors in the 1640s, ending over half-a-century of performances by men and boys. In 2001, in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, it opened once again. The reconstructed Blackfriars, home to the American Shakespeare Center, represents an old playhouse for the new millennium and therefore symbolically registers the permanent revolution in the performance of Shakespeare. Time and again, the industry refreshes its practices by rediscovering its own history. This book assesses how one American company has capitalised on history and in so doing has forged one of its own to become a major influence in contemporary Shakespearean theatre. |
Contributor Bio(s): Holland, Peter: - Peter Holland holds the McMeel Family Chair in Shakespeare Studies in the Department of Film, Television and Theatre and is Associate Dean for the Arts at the University of Notre Dame. He was formerly Director of the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon and is editor of Shakespeare Survey and co-general editor of the Oxford Shakespeare Topics series. Peter Holland is McMeel Family Chair in Shakespeare Studies at the University of Notre Dame, USA. Peter Holland is the McMeel Family Chair in Shakespeare Studies and the Associate Dean for the Arts at the University of Notre Dame, USA. |