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Author:   Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.313kg
ISBN:  

9780786447411

ISBN 10:   0786447419
Pages:   235
Publication Date:   29 July 2010
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Introduction: What Is Catholic Theatre?      KEVIN J. WETMORE, Part I. History 1. Female Spirituality, Female Sexuality and Re-Viewing ""Re-Viewing Hrotsvit"": The Plays of Hrotsvit von Gandersheim as Counterdiscursive Inversion of the Church Fathers      KEVIN J. WETMORE, 2. Not Just a University Theatre: The Significance of Jesuit School Drama in Continental Europe, 1540–1773      JOOHEE PARK 3. Shakespeare as Catholic Dramatist in The Tempest      MARY FRANCES WILLIAMS 4. Orthodoxy and Technique: Jesuit Ballet in the Post-Reformation Period      THE REV. ANGELA YARBER 5. Little Mothers, Mischievous Boys, and Good Little Christians: Characters in Children’s Parlor Plays in America, 1858–1903      SHANAN CUSTER 6. Religious Tragedy: García Lorca’s Unfinished Play About Christ      CECILIA GONZÁLEZ-ANDRIEU 7. Catholic Theatre for Women in Post-War Italy: Education, Morality, and Social Change      DANIELA CAVALLARO Part II. Practice 8. Saints as Subject and Agenda: Notes on Catholic Playwriting      ERIK 9. Magi Liturgical Dramas Performed in Worship: Two Case Studies of Interpretations of Medieval Liturgical Drama      THE REV. THERESA MASON 10. Opera News: Jesuits, Catholic Imagination, and the Staging of Cultural Conversations      MICHAEL ZAMPELLI, S.J. 11. Ancient Ritual, Modern Drama: Catholic Worship and Playwriting Pedagogy      SUSAN BRABANT BAXTER 12. Genesius in the City of Angels: Lope de Vega as a Catholic Playwright in a Bilingual Production of Lo fingido verdadero      KEVIN J. WETMORE, 13. The Genesian Effect: Performing Damien Deepens an Actor’s Faith      DAN CAWTHON 14. Publicity, Props and Playtext in a Franciscan Setting: The Practical Teaching of Everyman in a Small Catholic School      TIMOTHY DUGAN About the Contributors      Index     "

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Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr., is a professional actor and director whose previous books have covered topics ranging from Star Wars to Renaissance faires. He is a professor and chair of the theater department at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.

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