Humana Festival '97
Author | : Michael Bigelow Dixon |
Publisher | : Smith & Kraus |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Michael Bigelow Dixon |
Publisher | : Smith & Kraus |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Drama |
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Author | : Tanya Palmer |
Publisher | : Smith & Kraus |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : American drama |
ISBN | : 9781575253855 |
The Humana Festival of New American Plays is the center of the nation's playwriting universe (The Miami Herald). It is an event whose impact has enlivened and enriched stages in the United States and around the world (The Irish Times). This year's plays have been selected from more than 500 script submissions for production and these plays feature some of the most talented and adventurous playwrights writing for the American stage today. Includes After Ashley by Gina Gionfriddo, The Ruby Sunrise by Rinne Groff, Sans-Culottes in the Promised Land by Kristen Greenridge, Kid-Simple, a radio play in the flesh by Jordan Harrison, At the Vanishing Point by Naomi Iizuka, and Tallgrass Gothic by Melanie Marnich.
Author | : Jeffrey Ullom |
Publisher | : SIU Press |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2008-06-19 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0809387085 |
Far from the glittering lights of Broadway, in a city known more for its horse racing than its artistic endeavors, an annual festival in Louisville, Kentucky, has transformed the landscape of the American theater. The Actors Theatre of Louisville—the Tony Award–winning state theater of Kentucky—in 1976 successfully created what became the nation's most respected new-play festival, the Humana Festival of New American Plays. The Humana Festival: The History of New Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville examines the success of the festival and theater’s Pulitzer Prize–winning productions that for decades have reflected new-play trends in regional theaters and on Broadway—the result of the calculated decisions, dogged determination, and good luck of its producing director, Jon Jory. The volume details how Actors Theatre of Louisville was established, why the Humana Festival became successful in a short time, and how the event’s success has been maintained by the Louisville venue that has drawn theater critics from around the world for more than thirty years. Author Jeffrey Ullom charts the theater’s early struggles to survive, the battles between troupe leaders, and the desperate measures to secure financial support from the Louisville community. He examines how Jory established and expanded the festival to garner extraordinary local support, attract international attention, and entice preeminent American playwrights to premier their works in the Kentucky city. In The Humana Festival, Ullom provides a broad view of new-play development within artistic, administrative, and financial contexts. He analyzes the relationship between Broadway and regional theaters, outlining how the Humana Festival has changed the process of new-play development and even Broadway’s approach to discovering new work, and also highlights the struggles facing regional theaters across the country as they strive to balance artistic ingenuity and economic viability. Offering a rare look at the annual event, The Humana Festival provides the first insider’s view of the extraordinary efforts that produced the nation’s most successful new-play festival.
Author | : Adrien-Alice Lawson Hansel |
Publisher | : Playscripts, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 393 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 0970904630 |
This collection includes every play performed at the 2007 Humana Festival of New American Plays.
Author | : Jackson R. Bryer |
Publisher | : Infobase Publishing |
Total Pages | : 657 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1438129661 |
Features a comprehensive guide to American dramatic literature, from its origins in the early days of the nation to the groundbreaking works of today's best writers.
Author | : William Carden |
Publisher | : Smith & Kraus |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Drama |
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Author | : Adrien-Alice Lawson Hansel |
Publisher | : Playscripts, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 0970904614 |
A collection of all ten scripts from the 2006 Humana Festival of New American Plays.
Author | : John W. Frick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Community theater |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Stephen Hess |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 211 |
Release | : 2006-01-17 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0815735820 |
Americans often forget that, just as they watch the world through U.S. media, they are also being watched. Foreign correspondents based in the United States report news and provide context to events that are often unfamiliar or confusing to their readers back home. Unfortunately, there has been too little thoughtful examination of the foreign press in America and its role in the world media. Through Their Eyes fills this void in the unmistakable voice of Stephen Hess, who has been reporting on reporting for over a quarter century. Globalization is shrinking the planet, making it more important than ever to know what is going on in the world and how those events are being interpreted elsewhere. September 11 was a chilling reminder that how others perceive us does matter, like it or not. Hess seeks to answer three basic yet essential journalistic questions: Who are these U.S.-based foreign correspondents? How do they operate? And perhaps most important, what do they report, and how? Informed by scores of interviews and armed with original survey research, Hess reveals the mindset of foreign correspondents from a broad sample of countries. He examines how reporting from abroad has changed over the past twenty years and addresses the daunting challenges facing these journalists, ranging from home-office politics to national stereotypes. Unique among works on the subject, this book provides an engaging and humanizing "Day in the Life?" section, illustrating how foreign correspondents conduct their daily activities. This book continues the author's comprehensive Newswork series on the nexus of media, government, and politics. These five books, starting with The Washington Reporters (Brookings, 1981), have become valuable reference materials for all who seek to understand this intersection of journalism and government. Through Their Eyes furthers that rich tradition, making it essential and enjoyable reading.
Author | : Mike Vanden Heuvel |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 2021-01-28 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1350051640 |
A companion to American Theatre Ensembles Volume 1, this volume charts the development and achievements of theatre companies working after 1995, bringing together the diffuse generation of ensembles working within a context of media saturation and epistemological and social fragmentation. Ensembles examined include Rude Mechs, The Builders Association, Pig Iron, Radiohole, The Civilians and 600 Highwaymen. Introductory chapters provide a sweeping overview of ensemble-based creation within the general historical and cultural contexts of the period, followed by a detailed study of the evolution of ensemble-based work. Contributors examine matters such as influence, funding, production and legacies, as well as the forms of collective devising and creation, while presenting close readings of the companies' most prominent works. The volume features detailed case studies of the 6 companies from the period and cover: * A history of development and methods * Key productions and projects * Critical reception * A chronology of significant productions US ensemble companies since 1995 have revolutionized the form and content of contemporary performance, influencing experimental as well as mainstream practice. This volume provides the first encompassing study of this vital development in contemporary American theatre by mapping its evolution and key developments.