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The President Electric by Raphael   The President Electric
Ronald Reagan and the Politics of Performance

Timothy Raphael

How Reagan's immersion in an electronic media culture of performance shaped his political career

6 x 9. 288 pgs. 10 B&W photographs. 2009
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978-0-472-07073-2    
978-0-472-05073-4    
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Changing the Subject by Roach   Changing the Subject
Marvin Carlson and Theatre Studies 1959-2009

Edited and with an Introduction by Joseph Roach

Leading theater scholars on the major developments in their field over the past 50 years

6 x 9. 368 pgs. 37 B&W photographs. 2009
Cloth     978-0-472-11707-9     $75.00S     Available
 
Performing Conquest by Ybarra   Performing Conquest
Five Centuries of Theater, History, and Identity in Tlaxcala, Mexico

Patricia A. Ybarra

An unprecedented reading of Mexican history through the lens of performance

6 x 9. 288 pgs. 11 B&W photographs. 2009
Cloth     978-0-472-11679-9     $65.00S     Available
 
The Cultural Politics of Slam Poetry by Somers-Willett   The Cultural Politics of Slam Poetry
Race, Identity, and the Performance of Popular Verse in America

Susan B. A. Somers-Willett

How do slam poets and their audiences reflect the politics of difference?

5.875 x 9.25. 208 pgs. 4 B&W photographs. 2009
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978-0-472-07059-6    
978-0-472-05059-8    
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Highbrow/Lowdown by Savran   Highbrow/Lowdown
Theater, Jazz, and the Making of the New Middle Class

David Savran

The culture clash that permanently changed American theater

6 x 9. 336 pgs. 21 B&W photographs. 2009
Cloth     978-0-472-11692-8     $35.00T     Available
 
Reflections on Beckett by McMullan   Reflections on Beckett
A Centenary Celebration

Anna McMullan and S. E. Wilmer, Editors

Renowned international scholars offer perspectives on one of the world's most challenging playwrights

6 x 9. 256 pgs. 2009
Cloth     978-0-472-11664-5     $65.00S     Available
 
Ethnic Drag by Sieg   Ethnic Drag
Performing Race, Nation, Sexuality in West Germany

Katrin Sieg

An exploration of the West German attempt to repress and refashion concepts of "race" after the Holocaust

6 x 9. 296 pgs. 2 drawings, 10 photographs. 2002
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978-0-472-11282-1    
978-0-472-03362-1    
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Stone Tower by Mason   Stone Tower
The Political Theater of Arthur Miller

Jeffrey D. Mason

A revealing look at Arthur Miller's political sensibilities as evidenced in his dramatic works and other writings

6 x 9. 328 pgs. 2008
Cloth     978-0-472-11650-8     $49.50S     Available
 
Stages of Conflict by Taylor   Stages of Conflict
A Critical Anthology of Latin American Theater and Performance

Diana Taylor and Sarah J. Townsend, Editors

This fascinating anthology reveals the rich performance history of Latin America from the sixteenth century to the present

7 x 10. 344 pgs. 24 B&W illustrations. 2008
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978-0-472-07027-5    
978-0-472-05027-7    
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Suzan-Lori Parks by Geis   Suzan-Lori Parks

Deborah R. Geis

An accessible guide to the inventive language and experimental stagings of playwright Suzan-Lori Parks

6 x 9. 184 pgs. 10 B&W photographs. 2008
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978-0-472-09946-7    
978-0-472-06946-0    
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Best Sellers

Arthur Miller's Global Theater by Brater   Arthur Miller's Global Theater

Enoch Brater, Editor

How an American playwright is performed on stages around the world

6 x 9. 168 pgs. 2007
Cloth     978-0-472-11593-8     $54.50S     Available
 
Black Cultural Traffic by Elam   Black Cultural Traffic
Crossroads in Global Performance and Popular Culture

Edited by Harry J. Elam, Jr. and Kennell Jackson

Fresh takes on key questions in black performance and black popular culture, by leading artists, academics, and critics

6 x 9. 416 pgs. 15 B&W photos, 3 drawings, 1 chart. 2005
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978-0-472-09840-8    
978-0-472-06840-1    
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Critical Theory and Performance by Reinelt   Critical Theory and Performance
Revised and Enlarged Edition

Janelle G. Reinelt and Joseph R. Roach, Editors

Updated and enlarged, this groundbreaking collection surveys the major critical currents and approaches in drama, theater, and performance

7 x 10. 608 pgs. 48 B&W photos and illustrations. 2007
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978-0-472-09886-6    
978-0-472-06886-9    
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The Haunted Stage by Carlson   The Haunted Stage
The Theatre as Memory Machine

Marvin Carlson

Uncovers the ways in which the spectator's memory informs theatrical reception

6 x 9. 216 pgs. 2001
Paper     978-0-472-08937-6     $24.95S     Available
 
Playing Underground by Bottoms   Playing Underground
A Critical History of the 1960s Off-Off-Broadway Movement

Stephen J. Bottoms

The first comprehensive history of Off-Off Broadway

6.125 x 9.25. 448 pgs. 38 B&W photograph section. 2004
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978-0-472-11400-9    
978-0-472-03194-8    
$55.00S    
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Restaging the Sixties by Harding   Restaging the Sixties
Radical Theaters and Their Legacies

Edited by James M. Harding and Cindy Rosenthal

A dynamic exploration of eight radical theater collectives from the 1960s and 70s, and their influence on contemporary performance

6.125 x 9.25. 464 pgs. 16 B&W photographs. 2006
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978-0-472-09954-2    
978-0-472-06954-5    
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The Theater Will Rock by Wollman   The Theater Will Rock
A History of the Rock Musical, from Hair to Hedwig

Elizabeth L. Wollman

Chronicles the rock musical's artistic and financial blockbusters---and bombs---from 1960 to the present

6 x 9. 288 pgs. 10 B&W photographs. 2006
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978-0-472-11576-1    
978-0-472-03402-4    
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Utopia in Performance by Dolan   Utopia in Performance
Finding Hope at the Theater

Jill Dolan

A passionate book that underscores the critical contribution that the theater arts can make to imagining a more just world

6 x 9. 248 pgs. 2005
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978-0-472-09907-8    
978-0-472-06907-1    
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Award-Winning Books

Avant-Garde Performance and the Limits of Criticism by Sell   Avant-Garde Performance and the Limits of Criticism
Approaching the Living Theatre, Happenings/Fluxus, and the Black Arts Movement

Mike Sell

Honorable Mention: 2004-05 Joe A. Callaway Prize for the Best Book in Drama and Theatre

6 x 9. 336 pgs. 1 diagram, 4 illustrations. 2008
Paper     978-0-472-03307-2     $27.95S     Available
 
Bodies in Commotion by Sandahl   Bodies in Commotion
Disability and Performance


Edited by Carrie Sandahl and Philip Auslander

Winner: 2006 Best Book Award from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)

6 x 9. 352 pgs. 13 B&W photographs. 2005
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978-0-472-09891-0    
978-0-472-06891-3    
$80.00S    
$28.95S    
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Ethnic Drag by Sieg   Ethnic Drag
Performing Race, Nation, Sexuality in West Germany

Katrin Sieg

Winner: Joe A. Callaway Prize for Best Book on Drama or Theatre

Winner: 2003 Research Award for Outstanding Book in Theatre Practice and Pedagogy from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)

6 x 9. 296 pgs. 2 drawings, 10 photographs. 2002
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978-0-472-11282-1    
978-0-472-03362-1    
$75.00S    
$26.95S    
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The Haunted Stage by Carlson   The Haunted Stage
The Theatre as Memory Machine

Marvin Carlson

Winner: 2002 Joe A. Callaway Prize for Best Book on Drama and Theatre

6 x 9. 216 pgs. 2001
Paper     978-0-472-08937-6     $24.95S     Available
 
Land/Scape/Theater by Fuchs   Land/Scape/Theater

Elinor Fuchs and Una Chaudhuri, Editors

Winner: 2002 Single Achievement in Editing Award from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)

6 x 9. 336 pgs. 26 photographs. 2002
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978-0-472-09720-3    
978-0-472-06720-6    
$80.00S    
$32.50S    
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The Past as Present in the Drama of August Wilson by Elam   The Past as Present in the Drama of August Wilson

Harry J. Elam, Jr.

Winner: 2005 Errol Hill Prize from the American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR)

Harry J. Elam, Jr. was awarded the American Society of Theatre Research's Distinguished Scholar Prize

6 x 9. 312 pgs. 16 B&W photographs in text. 2004
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978-0-472-11368-2    
978-0-472-03163-4    
$70.00S    
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The Player's Passion by Roach   The Player's Passion
Studies in the Science of Acting

Joseph R. Roach

Winner of the Barnard Hewitt Award for Theatre History from the American Society of Theatre Research (ASTR)

6 x 9. 256 pgs. 25 B&W photographs, 6 line drawings. 1993
Paper     978-0-472-08244-5     $22.95S     Available
 
Playing Underground by Bottoms   Playing Underground
A Critical History of the 1960s Off-Off-Broadway Movement

Stephen J. Bottoms

Honorable Mention for the Barnard Hewitt Award from the American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR)

6.125 x 9.25. 448 pgs. 38 B&W photograph section. 2004
Cloth    
Paper    
978-0-472-11400-9    
978-0-472-03194-8    
$55.00S    
$20.95S    
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Queering Mestizaje by Arrizon   Queering Mestizaje
Transculturation and Performance

Alicia Arrizón

Winner of the Outstanding Book Award for 2008 from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)

Co-winner of the 2007 Modern Language Association Prize in United States Latina and Latino and Chicana and Chicano Literary and Cultural Studies

6 x 9. 256 pgs. 29 illustrations. 2006
Cloth    
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978-0-472-09955-9    
978-0-472-06955-2    
$70.00S    
$29.95S    
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The Stage Life of Props by Sofer   The Stage Life of Props

Andrew Sofer

Runner-up for the 2003 Barnard Hewitt Award from the American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR)

6 x 9. 280 pgs. 5 photographs. 2003
Paper     978-0-472-06839-5     $25.95S     Available
 
When Romeo Was a Woman by Merrill   When Romeo Was a Woman
Charlotte Cushman and Her Circle of Female Spectators

Lisa Merrill

Winner: 2000 Joe A. Callaway Prize for the Best Book on Drama or Theatre

6 x 9. 344 pgs.7 drawings, 24 photographs. 1999
Paper     978-0-472-08749-5     $26.95S     Available
 

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