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The prop's the thing [[electronic resource] ] : stage properties reconsidered |
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Tuscaloosa, Ala., : Southeastern Theatre Conference and the University of Alabama Press, 2010 |
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1 online resource (152 p.) |
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Theatre symposium : a publication of the Southeastern Theatre Conference ; ; v. 18 |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Contents; Introduction; Through the Eyes of the Property Director; "Summon up the Blood": The Stylized (or Sticky) Stuff of Violence in Three Plays by Sarah Kane; Helen's Theatrical Mè‚chanè‚: Props and Costumes in Euripides' Helen; A Cannonade of Weapons: Signs of Transgression in the Early Commedia dell'arte; Adding Some "PEP" ("Proto-Expressionistic Props") to the Swedish Stage: Strindberg's Property Usage and His Intima Teater; Rattle Away at Your Bin: Women, Community, and Bin Lids in Northern Irish Drama; Bearing Witness: The Noose as an Iconic Prop in African American Theatre |
Hawaiian Culture Propped High with Meaning: The Lei Hoaka in Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl's EmmalehuaRevisiting Eva Marie Saint's White Glove: On Props, Neurons, Subtext, and Empathy; From Props to Affordances: An Ecological Approachto Theatrical Objects; "Take up the Bodies": Shakespeare's Body Parts, Babies, and Corpses; Contributors |
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Stage properties are an often-ignored aspect of theatrical productions, in part because their usage is meant to be seamlessly integrated into the performance instead of a focal point for the audience. However, a skillfully used prop can augment the action, just as a malfunctioning prop can destroy the illusion of the scene. The essays in "Theatre Symposium: Volume 18" approach the subject of stage props from |
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many angles, and include examinations of props in contemporary and historical productions, explorations of the cultural significance of specific props, and arguments about the |
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