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Informationen zum Autor Joyce M. Thierer is the author of Telling History: A Manual for Performers and Presenters of First Person Narratives. She toured as the "stand-up historian" (MC) with the Kansas Chautauqua for two summers, was on the Kansas Humanities Council's History Alive! roster since its beginning in 1992 and on the Oklahoma and Nebraska humanities council rosters, all as Calamity Jane. She is the founding partner of Ride into History, a historical performance touring troupe. Providing entertainment as well as the sound scholarship required of humanities councils, Ride into History was juried onto the Kansas Arts Commission's touring program and Mid-America Arts Alliance theatre rosters. Klappentext Dramatic impersonations accompanied by informed discussions are becoming increasingly popular methods of educating visitors to museums and historical sites. This is the first book to provide step-by-step instructions for how to conceive, plan, publicize, present, and pay for such historical presentations. Zusammenfassung Dramatic impersonations accompanied by informed discussions are becoming increasingly popular methods of educating visitors to museums and historical sites. This is the first book to provide step-by-step instructions for how to conceive! plan! publicize! present! and pay for such historical presentations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction: Read Before Dissembling Chapter 2 Chapter One: The Significance of Historical Performance Chapter 3 Chapter Two: How to Choose a Historic Figure to Portray Chapter 4 Chapter Three: Researching for a First Person Narrative Chapter 5 Chapter Four: Creating Your Script Chapter 6 Chapter Five: Telling History Chapter 7 Chapter Six: The Business of Doing Freelance Historical Performance Chapter 8 Chapter Seven: Enhancing Museums and Historic Sites with Historical Performance Chapter 9 Chapter Eight: Dreams and Plans Chapter 10 Appendices ...
