Inclusive Character Analysis - Putting Theory Into Practice for the 21st Century Theatre Classroom

Informationen zum Autor Jennifer Thomas is an Associate Professor of Performance and Chair of Performance and Communication Arts department at St. Lawrence University where she teaches courses in theatre history, theory, and literature. Working at the intersection of theory and practice, Thomas’s work has explored aging and old age, ethnography and musical theatre, and higher education pedagogy and practices in and out of the theatre. Her creative scholarship has been seen in Washington, Oregon, North Dakota, Connecticut, and Wisconsin. Robert J. Vrtis is an Associate Professor of Theatre at Luther College. He teaches classes in acting, contemporary theatre, and directing practices. At Luther College, he works to empower student voices through service on the Council for Equity and Inclusion. Zusammenfassung Inclusive Character Analysis foregrounds representations of race, gender, class, ability, and sexual orientation by blending script analysis with a variety of critical theories in order to create a more inclusive performance practice for the classroom and the stage. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Reading the Language of the Play 2. Standpoint Theory and If 3. Place Theory and Given Circumstances 4. Gender Theory and Relationships 5. Class Privilege and Desire 6. Critical Race Theory and Beats 7. Disability Studies and Internal/External Adjustments

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer Thomas, Jennifer Vrtis Thomas, Robert J. Vrtis
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.12.2020
• EAN: 9780367358426
• ISBN: 978-0-367-35842-6
• No. of pages: 188
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning, Theatre Studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Acting techniques