The Cambridge history of American theatre
The first multi-volume history of the American theatre to have been published, The Cambridge History of American Theatre is an authoritative and wide-ranging history of American theatre in all its dimensions from theatre buildings to playwriting, directors, and designers. Engaging the theatre as a performance art, a cultural institution, and a fact of American social and political life, the History, recognizes changing styles of presentation and performance, and addresses the economic context that conditions the drama presented. Volume One brings together the work of ten major authorities on American theatre and drama. Like each of the three volumes, volume one includes an extensive overview and timeline followed by chapters on specific aspects of American theatre up to c. 1870. The American Society for Theatre Research has awarded the Barnard Hewitt Award for Outstanding Research to The Cambridge History of American Theatre, Volume 1
Print Book, English, 1998-2000
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1998-2000
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3 volumes : illustrations ; 25 cm
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v. 1. Beginnings to 1870
American theatre in context, from the beginnings to 1870 / Bruce McConachie
Structure and management in the American theatre from the beginning to 1870 / Douglas McDermott
The plays and playwrights
Plays and playwrights to 1800 / Peter A. Davis
Plays and playwrights: 1800-1865 / Gary A. Richardson
The actors
European actors and the star system in the American theatre, 1752-1870 / Simon Williams
The emergence of the American actor / Joseph Roach
Scenography, stagecraft, and architecture in the American theatre: beginnings to 1870 / Mary C. Henderson
Paratheatricals and popular stage entertainment / Peter G. Buckley
v. 2. 1870-1945
The hieroglyphic stage: American theatre and society, post-Civil War to 1945 / Thomas Postlewait
A changing theatre: New York and beyond / John Frick
Play and playwrights: Civil war to 1896 / Tice Miller
Plays and playwrights: 1896-1915 / Ronald Wainscott
Plays and playwrights: 1915-1945 / Brenda Murphy
Theatre groups and their playwrights / Mark Fearnow
Popular entertainment / Brooks McNamara
Musical theatre / Thomas Riis
Actors and acting / Daniel J. Watermeier
Scenography, stagecraft, and architecture / Mary C. Henderson
Directors and direction / Warren Kliewer
v. 3. Post-World War II to the 1990s
American theatre in context: 1945-present / Arnold Aronson
A changing theatre: Broadway to the regions
Broadway / Laurence Maslon
Off-and-off-off Broadway / Mel Gussow
Regional/resident theatre / Martha Lomonaco
Alternative theatre / Marvin Carlson
Plays and playwrights: 1945-1970 / June Schlueter
Plays and playwrights since 1970 / Matthew Roudané
Musical theatre since World War II / John Degen
Directors and direction / Samuel L. Leiter
Actors and acting / Foster Hirsch
American theatre design since 1945 / Ronn Smith