Samuel Beckett''s Theatre in America - The Legacy of Alan Schneider As Beckett''s American Director

Zusatztext "This book is a readable! often fascinating work that relies on a host of source material never before brought together ? Samuel Beckett's Theatre in America will be of enormous assistance to those who wish to better understand either of its central characters! or the American theatre especially in the period from 1956-71! or indeed the relationship between playwright and director in the theatrical process." (Richard Jones! the Journal of American Drama and Theatre! Vol. 30 (2)! 2018) Informationen zum Autor Natka Bianchini is Assistant Professor of Theatre in the Department of Fine Arts at Loyola University Maryland, USA. Klappentext A study of the 30-year collaboration between playwright Samuel Beckett and director Alan Schneider, Bianchini reconstructs their shared American productions between 1956 and 1984. By examining how Beckett was introduced to American audiences, this book leads into a wider historical discussion of American theatre in the mid-to-late 20th century. Zusammenfassung A study of the 30-year collaboration between playwright Samuel Beckett and director Alan Schneider! Bianchini reconstructs their shared American productions between 1956 and 1984. By examining how Beckett was introduced to American audiences! this book leads into a wider historical discussion of American theatre in the mid-to-late 20th century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: "Exactly as you Envisioned" Alan Schneider and Samuel Beckett 1. The Laugh Sensation of Two Continents! 2. Finding a Home Off-Broadway 3. A Series of Firsts 4. New York and Beyond 5. American Zenith Conclusion: Assessing Schneider's Legacy

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Introduction: "Exactly as you Envisioned" Alan Schneider and Samuel Beckett 1. The Laugh Sensation of Two Continents! 2. Finding a Home Off-Broadway 3. A Series of Firsts 4. New York and Beyond 5. American Zenith Conclusion: Assessing Schneider's Legacy

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"This book is a readable, often fascinating work that relies on a host of source material never before brought together ... Samuel Beckett's Theatre in America will be of enormous assistance to those who wish to better understand either of its central characters, or the American theatre especially in the period from 1956-71, or indeed the relationship between playwright and director in the theatrical process." (Richard Jones, the Journal of American Drama and Theatre, Vol. 30 (2), 2018)

Product details

• Authors: N Bianchini, N. Bianchini, Natka Bianchini
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.02.2015
• EAN: 9781137439857
• ISBN: 978-1-137-43985-7
• No. of pages: 219
• Series: New Interpretations of Beckett in the 21st Century; New Interpretations of Beckett; New Interpretations of Beckett in the Twenty-First; New Interpretations of Beckett in the Twenty-First Century; New Interpretations of Beckett in the Twenty-First Century; New Interpretations of Beckett in the 21st Century; New Interpretations of Beckett in the Twenty-First; New Interpretations of Beckett
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Theater, B, Performing Arts, Theatre Studies, Literature: history & criticism, Theatre and Performance Arts, European Literature, Theater—History, Theatre History, Literature, Modern—20th century, Twentieth-Century Literature, British literature, British and Irish Literature, Palgrave Theatre & Performance Collection, Theatre and Performance Studies, 20th century;Beckett;Samuel Beckett;theatre