02660nam 2200553 450 991014874710332120201023111955.01-4725-8499-61-4725-8500-310.5040/9781472585066(CKB)3710000000920398(MiAaPQ)EBC4729295(OCoLC)1201426910(CaBNVSL)mat72585066(CaBNVSL)9781472585066(EXLCZ)99371000000092039820201023d2020 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierShakespeare in the theatre the American Shakespeare center /Paul MenzerLondon, England :Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare,2020.London, England :Bloomsbury Publishing,20201 online resource (271 pages) illustrations, photographsArden ShakespeareShakespeare in the theatreIncludes index.1-4725-8497-X Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-242) and index.Chapter 1: Revolutionary Nostalgia -- Chapter 2: A Peculiar Institution -- Chapter 3: Bringing History to Light -- Chapter 4: Ready or not -- Chapter 5: In Others' Words -- Appendices: Timelines; Performance history; Architectural History -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index.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 work 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.Shakespeare in the Theatre.Arden Shakespeare (Critical studies)American Shakespeare CenterTheatrical companiesVirginiaStauntonTheatre studiesbicsscTheatrical companiesTheatre studies822.33Menzer Paul1966-1275348YDXCaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910148747103321Shakespeare in the theatre3005457UNINA