An ideal theater
Subtitle: founding visions for a new American art
By: edited and introduced by Todd London
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 564
ISBN-13: 9781559364096
Subjects: Theater; History
Description: "An Ideal Theater is a wide-ranging, inspiring documentary history of the American theatre movement as told by the visionaries who goaded it into being. This anthology collects over forty essays, manifestos, letters and speeches that are each introduced and placed in historical context by the noted writer and arts commentator, Todd London, who spent nearly a decade assembling this collection. This celebration of the artists who came before is an exhilarating look backward, as well as toward the future..." -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An introduction by the editor; title: What is America? What is an American theater?; title: About us, by us, for us, near us; title: Amateurs or professionals?; title: The genius of the individual, the genius of the group; title: Theaters or institutions?; title: Toward a political theater; title: The artist's journey: school, studio, and stage; title: Theater, theater everywhere.