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  • Critical University Studies and Performance

    by Shelby Brewster, Khalid Y. Long, Hannah Schwadron, Danielle Rosvally, Samuel Yates, Charlotte M. Canning, Anita Gonzalez, Cortland Gilliam, Tommy Noonan, Elizabeth Olson, Marisa Williamson, Henry Bial, Bethany Hughes, Michelle Liu Carriger ...
    Critical University Studies and Performance explores how we contend with issues of power, race, class, and gender in higher education, specifically as they relate to the complexities of theater and performance studies programs. In what ways might the fields of theater, performance, and dance studies, as they operate in institutions of higher education, support hegemonic logics as well as model ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Theater Historiography

    Critical Interventions

    by Henry Carl Bial, Scott Magelssen ...
    Theater Historiography: Critical Interventions is a vital exploration of how we write, interpret, and understand the history of theater. Edited by Henry Bial and Scott Magelssen, this collection brings together leading voices in theater and performance studies to interrogate the methodologies, assumptions, and politics that shape the field. Each of the twenty-one essays offers a concise, thought ... Read more

    $61.19 USD

  • Great North American Stage Directors Volume 4

    George Abbott, Vinnette Carroll, Harold Prince

    by Professor James Peck ...
    Series series Great Stage Directors
    George Abbott, Vinnette Carroll, and Harold (Hal) Prince were trailblazing figures who helped shape and define the Broadway musical over the course of the 20th century. Their careers expanded the boundaries of the genre, highlighting the critical role of the director in the creation of a new musical. As theatre history, the essays in this volume help to complicate and deepen the reader's ... Read more

    $25.69 USD

  • The Performance Studies Reader

    Edited by Henry Bial, Sara Brady ...
    Since its first publication in 2004, The Performance Studies Reader has become the leading anthology of key writings on performance studies. Now in its fourth edition, it continues to offer an unparalleled selection of work by the foremost scholars in this continually evolving field, offering a stimulating introduction to the crucial debates of Performance Studies.These critical and theoretical ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Playing God

    The Bible on the Broadway Stage

    by Henry Carl Bial ...
    Biblical texts have inspired more than 100 Broadway plays and musicals, ranging from early spectacles like Ben-Hur (1899) to more familiar works such as Godspell and Jesus Christ Superstar. What happens when a culture’s most sacred text enters its most commercial performance venue? Playing God focuses on eleven successful productions, as well as a few notable flops that highlight the difficulties ... Read more

    $22.29 USD

  • Brecht Sourcebook

    Edited by Henry Bial, Carol Martin ...
    Series series Worlds of Performance
    Bertolt Brecht is one of the most prolific and influential writer-directors of the twentieth century. This fascinating anthology brings together in one volume many of the most important articles written about Brecht between 1957 and 1997. The collection explores a wide range of viewpoints about Brecht's theatre theories and practice, as well as including three plays not otherwise available in ... Read more

    $61.99 USD