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Casting a Movement brings together US-based actors, directors, educators, playwrights, and scholars to explore
the cultural politics of casting. As a resource-driven text suitable for both practitioners and academics, this volume seeks to frame and mobilize a social movement focused on casting, access, and representation.
List of contents
List of Figures
List of Contributors
Foreword: From "I Love Your Freckles" to "Representation Matters"
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Welcome Table: Casting for an Integrated Society
Part One: Culturally Conscious Casting
Part Two: Approaches to Casting Middle Eastern American Theatre
Part Three: Casting and Disability Culture
Part Four: Casting and Multilingual Performance
Part Five: Casting Contemporary Native American Theatre
Part Six: Dismantling Stereotypes
Part Seven: Casting Across Identities
Afterword
About the author
Claire Syler is Assistant Professor of Theatre at the University of Missouri and previously the Education Director at the Nashville Shakespeare Festival. Her research focuses on the intersection of theatre and education and has appeared in HowlRound; Theatre, Dance and Performance Training; Theatre Topics; and Youth Theatre Journal.
Daniel Banks is co-director of DNAWORKS, an arts and service organization dedicated to using the arts as a catalyst for dialogue and healing, engaging topics of representation, identity, and heritage. He served on the faculties of Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, the M.A. in Applied Theatre, CUNY, and as Chair of Performing Arts, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM. He is the editor of Say Word! Voices from Hip Hop Theater (University of Michigan).
Summary
Casting a Movement brings together US-based actors, directors, educators, playwrights, and scholars to explore the cultural politics of casting. As a resource-driven text suitable for both practitioners and academics, this volume seeks to frame and mobilize a social movement focused on casting, access, and representation.
