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• Runner-up for City of Saskatoon Book Award—Saskatchewan Book Awards 2024 (United States)

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Author:   Dwayne Brenna
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9781476689784

ISBN 10:   1476689784
Pages:   276
Publication Date:   02 June 2023
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface Of Murder and Premonitions Chapter 1. Who Is Dead in the White House? Our American Cousin, Ford's Theatre, Washington, April 14, 1865 Chapter 2. A Night at the Adelphi: Secret Service, Adelphi Theatre, London, December 16, 1897 Chapter 3. A Beauty That Cannot Be Conveyed: Machinal, Plymouth Theatre, New York, September 7, 1928 Chapter 4. All Hell Broke Loose: Halla Bol, Janya Natya Manch, Jhandapur, India, January 1, 1989 Brave New Theaters Chapter 5. Free Theater: The Serenade, Théâtre Libre, Paris, December 23, 1887 Chapter 6: The Slavyanski Bazaar: The Moscow Art Theatre, June 22, 1897 Chapter 7. A Wonderful, Heretical Play: The Seagull, Moscow Art Theatre, Moscow, December 17, 1898 Chapter 8. La Mama: One Arm, Café La Mama, New York, July 27, 1962 Riotous Behavior Chapter 9. Old Price: Macbeth, Covent Garden Theatre, London, September 18, 1809. Chapter 10. A Cut-Throat Competition: Macbeth, Astor Place Opera House, New York, May 10, 1849 Chapter 11. Round Dance: La Ronde, Deutsches Volkstheater, Vienna, February 7, 1921 Chapter 12. Oh, What an Arse You Have! Oh! Calcutta!, Eden Theater, New York, June 17, 1969 Theatrical Quarrels Chapter 13. La Querelle: The Rehearsal at Versailles, The Palace at Versailles, October 14, 1663 Chapter 14. Nora's Incomprehensible Act: A Doll's House, Royal Theatre, Copenhagen, December 21, 1879 Chapter 15. A Mighty Personage: Ubu Roi, Théâtre de l'Œuvre, Paris, December 10, 1896 Chapter 16. A Purse to the Jaw: The Little Foxes, National Theatre, New York, February 13, 1939 Theater Out of Doors Chapter 17. Second Prize: Oedipus Tyrannus, The City Dionysia, Athens, March 427 bc Chapter 18. Moving the Globe: The Globe Theatre, London, December 28, 1598 Chapter 19. Good Cheer: The Theatre of Neptune, Port Royal, New France, November 14, 1606 A Tale of Two Countries Chapter 20. In the Palm of One's Hand: The Frozen Deep, Tavistock House, January 5, 1857 Chapter 21. First Knight: The Bells, Lyceum Theatre, London, November 25, 1871 Chapter 22. The Meininger: Julius Caesar, Friedrich Wilhelm Municipal Theatre, Berlin, May 1, 1874 Chapter 23. Genius or Madman? The Ring of Nibelung, Bayreuth Festspielhaus, Germany, August 13, 1876 Political Theater Chapter 24. Threepenny: The Threepenny Opera, Theatre am Schiffbauerdamm, Berlin, August 31, 1928 Chapter 25. Coughing and Sighs: The Song of the Chaste Wife, Shinkyō Theater Company, Japan and Korea, March 1938 Chapter 26. Acid Test: Marat/Sade, Aldwych Theatre, London, August 20, 1964. Reactions to War Chapter 27. Marinetti: The Feasting King, Théâtre de l'Œuvre, Paris, April 3, 1909 Chapter 28. Dada: Dada Early Spring, Cologne, April 1920 Chapter 29. Ill Omens: The Glass Menagerie, Civic Theatre, Chicago, December 26, 1944 Chapter 30. Waiting: Waiting for Godot, San Quentin Prison, California, November 19, 1957 The Angry 1950s Chapter 31. Look Back: Look Back in Anger, Royal Court Theatre, London, May 8, 1956 Chapter 32. The Man Who Discovered Pinter: The Room, University of Bristol, England, May 1957 Chapter 33. Hansberry: A Raisin in the Sun, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York, March 11, 1959 True North Chapter 34. Spittle in the Face: Richard III, Stratford Festival, Stratford, Canada, July 13, 1953 Chapter 35. 1967: Fortune and Men's Eyes, Colours in the Dark, and The Ecstasy of Rita Joe, Canada, 1967 Chapter 36. Dogged Intrepidity: Paper Wheat, St. Thomas Wesley Hall, Saskatoon, March 18, 1977 Chapter 37. Highway: The Rez Sisters, Native Earth Theatre, Toronto, November 26, 1986 After 2000 Chapter 38. Howl of Pain: 4.48 Psychosis, Royal Court Theatre, London, June 23, 2000 Chapter 39. The Revolution: Hamilton, Richard Rodgers Theater, New York, November 11, 2016 Chapter 40. One of Those Stories: Come from Away, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, New York, March 12, 2017 Epilogue Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

Reviews

"""With Nights That Shook the Stage, Brenna offers a compelling history of theatre through his vivid examination of forty remarkable and critical performances. Equally insightful and compelling, Brenna's masterful storytelling of these transformative and often chaotic events brings us intimately and inextricably into each production--transporting us from our seats in the audience onto the stage. Any reader new to the history of theatre, or perhaps unaware of the power of live performance to alter world events, will be captivated. Brenna's work is testament to the idea that the power of theatre not just enacts change, but creates it.""--Judges' Comments, Saskatchewan Book Awards"

""With Nights That Shook the Stage, Brenna offers a compelling history of theatre through his vivid examination of forty remarkable and critical performances. Equally insightful and compelling, Brenna's masterful storytelling of these transformative and often chaotic events brings us intimately and inextricably into each production-transporting us from our seats in the audience onto the stage. Any reader new to the history of theatre, or perhaps unaware of the power of live performance to alter world events, will be captivated. Brenna's work is testament to the idea that the power of theatre not just enacts change, but creates it.""-Judges' Comments, Saskatchewan Book Awards

Author Information

Dwayne Brenna is the award-winning author of eight books of humor, poetry, fiction and non-fiction. He is a professor in the drama department at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon.

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