Theatre Studies books

Recovers the acting, production and performance values of the public theatre of Jacobean London. Leggatt relates...  Read More >>

In this volume, the author argues that blood was, crucially, a means by which dramatists negotiated shifting contours...  Read More >>

From yellow-face performance in the 19th century to Jackie Chan in the 21st, this book examines articles of clothing...  Read More >>

Recent shifts in the theatrical landscape have had corresponding implications for dramaturgy. The way we think about...  Read More >>

Focusing on institutional history, this book explores the Pekin Theater's philosophy of hiring only African American...  Read More >>

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Eyewitness testimony brought to life through verbatim theaterOn May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen occupying the Kent...  Read More >>

On March 31, 1943, the musical Oklahoma! premiered and the modern era of the Broadway musical was born. With more...  Read More >>

The Country Wife is a satirical comedy, which exposes the immorality of Restoration society in a way that has been...  Read More >>

Integrative Performance serves a crucial need of 21st-century performers by providing a transdisciplinary approach...  Read More >>

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Life writing's significance in women's theater and performance from the '70s to the present  Read More >>

The Reverend Billy Project is an inside look at the process of creating small-but-explosive spectacles that stop...  Read More >>

This is a critical edition, or “édition critique,” of Victor Hugo’s play Hernani. Following the play, there are...  Read More >>

Steve returns to his hometown after several years. There he encounters Jackie and Sheila, two women from his past....  Read More >>

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Auditions are an integral part of every performer's life. From getting into drama school, through to a successful...  Read More >>

American adaptations of Aristophanes’ enduring comedy Lysistrata have used laughter to critique sex, war, and feminism...  Read More >>

Works of theatre that depict grievous histories derive their force from making audible voices of the past. Such...  Read More >>

For this updated edition of Much Ado about Nothing, Angela Stock has added a section to the Introduction.  Read More >>

On the night of October 25th, 1929, the French writer Stendhal set about to write his classic novel Le Rouge et...  Read More >>

WHERE DOES THE TIME GO? On the eve of his divorce being finalized, Keith Bixby, a community theatre actor, has a...  Read More >>

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