Theater and Performance
New Releases
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Paul Robeson and the Cold War Performance Complex Race, Madness, Activism Tony Perucci Two key performances by Paul Robeson shed light on the Cold War era 6 x 9. 232 pgs. 23 B&W illustrations. 2012
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Physical Expression and the Performing Artist
Moving Beyond the Plateau Jerald Schwiebert with Candace Platt Fundamentals of movement for actors, conductors, musicians, yogis . . . and everyone else 8.5 x 11. 216 pgs. 299 illustrations. 2011
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Ornamentalism The Art of Renaissance Accessories Edited and with an Introduction by Bella Mirabella Original essays by leading scholars on the significance of accessories in the cultural, social, and political lives of men and women in the Renaissance 6 x 9. 388 pgs. 70 color illustrations. 2011
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Great Lengths
Seven Works of Marathon Theater Jonathan Kalb Monumental plays and what they reveal about the enduring power of theater in an attention-challenged age 6 x 9. 240 pgs. 11 B&W photographs. 2011
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Arthur Miller
1962-2005 Christopher Bigsby The second volume in the definitive biography of the acclaimed playwright 6 x 9. 616 pgs. 16 B&W photographs. 2011
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The First Actresses
From Nell Gwyn to Sarah Siddons Gill Perry with Joseph Roach and Shearer West 8.375 x 11.25. 160 pgs. 120 color and B&W illustrations. 2011
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Say Word!
Voices from Hip Hop Theater An Anthology Edited and with an Introduction by Daniel Banks Compelling plays by leading Hip Hop artists writing in the language of today 6 x 9. 400 pgs. 15 B&W photographs. 2011
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The Sarah Siddons Audio Files
Romanticism and the Lost Voice Judith Pascoe A remarkable journey to recover the voice of a legendary 18th-century actres 6 x 9. 178 pgs. 5 B&W photographs. 2011
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A Menopausal Gentleman
The Solo Performances of Peggy Shaw Peggy Shaw, Edited and with an Introduction by Jill Dolan The evocative performances of Peggy Shaw, cross-dressed and class-conscious performance artist 6 x 9. 178 pgs. 5 B&W photographs. 2011
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The Problem of the Color[blind] Racial Transgression and the Politics of Black Performance Brandi Wilkins Catanese How the debate on colorblind versus multicultural casting sheds light on on larger sociopolitical questions 6 x 9. 244 pgs. 2011
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Reality Principles From the Absurd to the Virtual Herbert Blau A panoramic view of how we think about life and the imitation of life on stage 6 x 9. 300 pgs. 2011
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Best Sellers
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Arthur Miller's Global Theater
Enoch Brater, Editor How an American playwright is performed on stages around the world 6 x 9. 168 pgs. 2007
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Black Cultural Traffic Crossroads in Global Performance and Popular Culture Edited by Harry J. Elam, Jr. and Kennell Jackson Fresh takes on key questions in black performance and black popular culture, by leading artists, academics, and critics 6 x 9. 416 pgs. 15 B&W photos, 3 drawings, 1 chart. 2005
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Critical Theory and Performance Revised and Enlarged Edition Janelle G. Reinelt and Joseph R. Roach, Editors Updated and enlarged, this groundbreaking collection surveys the major critical currents and approaches in drama, theater, and performance 7 x 10. 608 pgs. 48 B&W photos and illustrations. 2007
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The Haunted Stage The Theatre as Memory Machine Marvin Carlson Uncovers the ways in which the spectator's memory informs theatrical reception 6 x 9. 216 pgs. 2001
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Playing Underground A Critical History of the 1960s Off-Off-Broadway Movement Stephen J. Bottoms The first comprehensive history of Off-Off Broadway 6.125 x 9.25. 448 pgs. 38 B&W photograph section. 2004
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Restaging the Sixties Radical Theaters and Their Legacies Edited by James M. Harding and Cindy Rosenthal A dynamic exploration of eight radical theater collectives from the 1960s and 70s, and their influence on contemporary performance 6.125 x 9.25. 464 pgs. 16 B&W photographs. 2006
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The Theater Will Rock A History of the Rock Musical, from Hair to Hedwig Elizabeth L. Wollman Chronicles the rock musical's artistic and financial blockbusters—and bombs—from 1960 to the present 6 x 9. 288 pgs. 10 B&W photographs. 2006
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Utopia in Performance Finding Hope at the Theater Jill Dolan A passionate book that underscores the critical contribution that the theater arts can make to imagining a more just world 6 x 9. 248 pgs. 2005
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Award-Winning Books
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No Safe Spaces Re-casting Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality in American Theater Angela C. Pao Explores fifty years of non-traditional casting practices on the American stage and the questions of cultural identity that they have raised 6 x 9. 316 pgs. 12 B&W photos. 2010
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Highbrow/Lowdown Theater, Jazz, and the Making of the New Middle Class David Savran Honorable Mention: Barnard Hewitt Award from the American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) Winner: Joe A. Callaway Award for Best Book in Theater and Drama 6 x 9. 336 pgs. 21 B&W photographs. 2009
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Lady Dicks and Lesbian Brothers Staging the Unimaginable at the WOW Café Theatre Kate Davy Parody, cross-dressing, zany comedy, and unbridled eroticism at a women's theater space in the East Village 6 x 9. 264 pgs. 11 B&W photographs and 1 drawing. 2010
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Avant-Garde Performance and the Limits of Criticism Approaching the Living Theatre, Happenings/Fluxus, and the Black Arts Movement Mike Sell Honorable Mention: 2004-05 Joe A. Callaway Prize for the Best Book in Drama and Theatre 6 x 9. 336 pgs. 1 diagram, 4 illustrations. 2008
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Bodies in Commotion Disability and Performance Edited by Carrie Sandahl and Philip Auslander Winner: 2006 Best Book Award from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) 6 x 9. 352 pgs. 13 B&W photographs. 2005
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Ethnic Drag
Performing Race, Nation, Sexuality in West Germany Katrin Sieg Winner: Joe A. Callaway Prize for Best Book on Drama or Theatre Winner: 2003 Research Award for Outstanding Book in Theatre Practice and Pedagogy from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) 6 x 9. 296 pgs. 2 drawings, 10 photographs. 2002
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The Haunted Stage The Theatre as Memory Machine Marvin Carlson Winner: 2002 Joe A. Callaway Prize for Best Book on Drama and Theatre 6 x 9. 216 pgs. 2001
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Land/Scape/Theater
Elinor Fuchs and Una Chaudhuri, Editors Winner: 2002 Single Achievement in Editing Award from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) 6 x 9. 336 pgs. 26 photographs. 2002
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The Past as Present in the Drama of August Wilson
Harry J. Elam, Jr. Winner: 2005 Errol Hill Prize from the American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) Harry J. Elam, Jr. was awarded the American Society of Theatre Research's Distinguished Scholar Prize 6 x 9. 312 pgs. 16 B&W photographs in text. 2004
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The Player's Passion Studies in the Science of Acting Joseph R. Roach Winner of the Barnard Hewitt Award for Theatre History from the American Society of Theatre Research (ASTR) 6 x 9. 256 pgs. 25 B&W photographs, 6 line drawings. 1993
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Playing Underground A Critical History of the 1960s Off-Off-Broadway Movement Stephen J. Bottoms Honorable Mention for the Barnard Hewitt Award from the American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) 6.125 x 9.25. 448 pgs. 38 B&W photograph section. 2004
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Queering Mestizaje Transculturation and Performance Alicia Arrizón Winner of the Outstanding Book Award for 2008 from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Co-winner of the 2007 Modern Language Association Prize in United States Latina and Latino and Chicana and Chicano Literary and Cultural Studies 6 x 9. 256 pgs. 29 illustrations. 2006
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The Stage Life of Props
Andrew Sofer Runner-up for the 2003 Barnard Hewitt Award from the American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) 6 x 9. 280 pgs. 5 photographs. 2003
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When Romeo Was a Woman Charlotte Cushman and Her Circle of Female Spectators Lisa Merrill Winner: 2000 Joe A. Callaway Prize for the Best Book on Drama or Theatre 6 x 9. 344 pgs.7 drawings, 24 photographs. 1999
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