Witch Fulfillment: Adaptation Dramaturgy and Casting the Witch for - Stage and Scree

Witch Fulfillment: Adaptation Dramaturgy & Casting the Witch for Stage & Screen addresses the Witch as a theatrical type on twenty-first century North American stages and screens, seen through the lens of casting, design, and adaptation, with attention paid to why these patterns persist, and what wishes they fulfil.

List of contents

1. 1. Cast 2. Flight 3. Desire 4. Prophecy 5. Possession 6. Time 7. Shapes

About the author

Jane Barnette is the Head of Dramaturgy and Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Kansas (KU), where she teaches courses in dramaturgy, theatre history, and script analysis, as well as seminars in theatrical adaptation and the performance of gender and sexuality. Barnette's research includes feminist adaptations, student-centered pedagogy, and depictions of witchy characters onstage and in popular culture.

Summary

Witch Fulfillment: Adaptation Dramaturgy & Casting the Witch for Stage & Screen addresses the Witch as a theatrical type on twenty-first century North American stages and screens, seen through the lens of casting, design, and adaptation, with attention paid to why these patterns persist, and what wishes they fulfil.

Product details

• Authors: Jane Barnette
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032226293
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3222629-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; Witchcraft, RELIGION / Wicca, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, ART / Women Artists, ART / Performance, Theatre Studies, Feminism & feminist theory, Performance Art, Feminism and feminist theory, Eclectic & Esoteric Religions & Belief Systems, Eclectic and esoteric religions and belief systems