Shakespeare in the theatre : the American Shakespeare center / / Paul Menzer

• Autore: Menzer Paul <1966->
• Pubblicazione: London, England : , : Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, , 2020; London, England : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2020
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (271 pages) : illustrations, photographs
• Disciplina: 822.33
• Soggetto topico: Theatrical companies - Virginia - Staunton; Theatre studies
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-242) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: American Shakespeare Center
• Titolo autorizzato: Shakespeare in the theatre
• ISBN: 1-4725-8499-6; 1-4725-8500-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910148747103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Shakespeare in the Theatre.; Arden Shakespeare (Critical studies)