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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      20 August 2021
      09 September 2021
      ISBN:
      9781108648134
      9781108480260
      9781108727211
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108648134
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.57kg, 296 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.45kg, 296 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Literature, Area Studies, American Literature, American Studies, American Theatre, Drama and Theatre: General Interest, Drama, Theatre, Performance Studies
      Series:
      Cambridge Companions to Theatre and Performance
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    Subjects:
    Literature, Area Studies, American Literature, American Studies, American Theatre, Drama and Theatre: General Interest, Drama, Theatre, Performance Studies
    Series:
    Cambridge Companions to Theatre and Performance
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    The Cambridge Companion to American Theatre since 1945 provides an overview and analysis of developments in the organization and practices of American theatre. It examines key demographic and geographical shifts American theatre after 1945 experienced in spectatorship, and addresses the economic, social, and political challenges theatre artists have faced across cultural climates and geographical locations. Specifically, it explores artistic communities, collaborative practices, and theatre methodologies across mainstream, regional, and experimental theatre practices, forms, and expressions. As American theatre has embraced diversity in practice and representation, the volume examines the various creative voices, communities, and perspectives that prior to the 1940s was mostly excluded from the theatrical landscape. This diversity has led to changing dramaturgical and theatrical languages that take us in to the twenty-first century. These shifting perspectives and evolving forms of theatrical expressions paved the ground for contemporary American theatrical innovation.

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    ‘For an up-to-date chronicle of American theater history from 1945 to the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, which shuttered theaters nationwide in March 2020, there is no better choice than this companion … Each essay includes extensive notes and a select bibliography to direct readers to deeper studies … Highly recommended.’

    M. S. LoMonaco Source: Choice Connect

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