Creating historical drama
Subtitle: a guide for communities, theatre groups, and playwrights
By: Christian H. Moe, Scott J. Parker, and George McCalmon ; with a foreword by Romulus Linney.
Contributors: Parker, Scott J., 1945-; McCalmon, George, d. 1965.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Carbondale
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
Subjects: Historical drama -- Authorship.; Theater -- Production and direction.; Playwriting.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The scope of historical drama; title: Recognizing the dramatic in history; title: Why communities dramatize history; title: Features of biography drama; title: Features of pageant drama; title: Features of epic drama; title: Exploring background and germinal ideas; title: Composing the drama; title: Leading and organizing the theatre group; title: Energizing the community's resources; title: Evaluating the audience and the production site.