Theatre Studies books

Actor Tommy Demenkoff redesigned his career, unleashed his brash ego, and risked his life and everything he believed...  Read More >>

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Two noble kinsmen, Arcite and Palamon, fall for Emilia, sparking a deadly rivalry in this final Shakespearean play....  Read More >>

A witty and intricate comedy of manners exploring love, societal norms, and deception in 18th century England.  Read More >>

A dark, realist drama by Tolstoy, exploring the downfall of peasants Anísya and Nikíta amidst poverty and moral...  Read More >>

Wit and scandal reign in 18th-century London as high society's hypocrisies are skewered in Sheridan's timeless comedy....  Read More >>

A professor bets he can transform a flower girl into a duchess, exploring themes of class, identity, and social...  Read More >>

King Henry IV's crusade plans are derailed by border skirmishes and his son Hal's reckless behavior, as rebellion...  Read More >>

Idealist Barbara Undershaft clashes with her munitions-industry father over wealth, morality, and helping the poor....  Read More >>

Perform Design Act explores two decades of Performance Design as a transformative interdisciplinary field. This...  Read More >>

This book provides an auto-ethnographic perspective on the complexities of working as a practitioner within marginalised...  Read More >>

Technology is now integral to theater, dance, and performance—not just a tool but part of our cultural ecology....  Read More >>

This book provides an auto-ethnographic perspective on the complexities of working as a practitioner within marginalised...  Read More >>

Navigating a Career in Performance: Your Creative Career Guidebook provides practical tools, strategies, and motivational...  Read More >>

An examination of the manipulation of stigma by theater artists and cultural producers to shift social norms in...  Read More >>

This edited collection reflects on British playwright Martin Crimp (b. 1956) and his remarkable and multifaceted...  Read More >>

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Navigating a Career in Performance: Your Creative Career Guidebook provides practical tools, strategies, and motivational...  Read More >>

Contemporary North American History Plays examines how feminist theatre makers employ metadramatic techniques to...  Read More >>

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Helene Hanff's fascinating and funny memoir about attempting to become a famous Broadway playwright. Prior to the...  Read More >>

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This book provides cultural leaders, both emerging and established, with actionable tools to measure outcomes, communicate...  Read More >>

This book examines musical variety clowns performing racial impersonations across four touring circuits: African...  Read More >>