History Of The Amateur Theatre
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History Of The Amateur Theatre
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Author : George Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Melksham : Venton
Release Date : 1976
History Of The Amateur Theatre written by George Taylor and has been published by Melksham : Venton this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Amateur theater categories.
In The Name Of Theatre
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Author : Cheryl Threadgold
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-06-29
In The Name Of Theatre written by Cheryl Threadgold and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-29 with categories.
Part One: The history of amateur theatre in Victoria, commencing in 1788 in New South Wales, from Melbourne in 1842 and working through decades to modern day, based on an award-winning PhD thesis. Live cultural performances presented by First Nations People for over sixty years are respectfully acknowledged.Part Two: The Culture and Voices of Victorian musical and non-musical amateur theatre are represented by individual stories from 129 currently operating theatre companies in urban and regional Victoria. Known past theatre companies are listed to honour their existence and some research data collated from interviews with representatives from 70 theatre companies gives insight into the transformative benefits of amateur theatre, and perceived strengths, threats and weaknesses of companies.
Amateur Theatre In China 1949 1966
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Author : Colin Mackerras
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Amateur Theatre In China 1949 1966 written by Colin Mackerras and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Amateur plays categories.
"The phrase 'amateur theatre' conveys, in the West, a picture of unpaid actors performing for their own and their friends' amusement, aiming chiefly to entertain but perhaps, incidentally, to help train future professional actors. In China, however, amateur theatre has for many centuries reflected the various ideologies which have dominated the country, and has played an altogether more significant role in society. Though he traces the history of amateur theatre from dynastic times, [author] is here most concerned with the concept of 'amateur' from Liberation to the eve of the Cultural Revolution. He discusses the ideals set forth for the performers and the problems they have encountered in living up to them. He shows how the communist government has used amateur theatre to spread its message, especially among the vast masses of the peasantry, and concludes that, by and large, it has been successful."--Inside cover.
Amateur Operatics
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Author : John Lowerson
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 2005-10-07
Amateur Operatics written by John Lowerson and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-07 with History categories.
"Although occasionally dismissed as 'middle-class and middle-brow', amateur operatics has often crossed these boundaries and its repertoire included a fascinating mixture of experiment and conservatism. Today, amateur operatics remain a significant feature of public entertainment despite the competition from other media." "This major new study examines this fascinating outlet for the expression of popular taste, and will be of use to those working in the field of popular culture in Britain, as well as today's amateur operatics enthusiasts."--Jacket.
Shakespeare And Amateur Performance
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Author : Michael Dobson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Shakespeare And Amateur Performance written by Michael Dobson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Electronic books categories.
"From the Hamlet acted on a galleon off Africa to the countless outdoor productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream that now defy each English summer, Shakespeare and Amateur Performance explores the unsung achievements of those outside the theatrical profession who have been determined to do Shakespeare themselves. Based on extensive research in previously unexplored archives, this generously illustrated and lively work of theatre history enriches our understanding of how and why Shakespeare's plays have mattered to generations of rude mechanicals and aristocratic dilettantes alike: from the days of the Theatres Royal to those of the Little Theatre Movement, from the pioneering Winter's Tale performed in eighteenth-century Salisbury to the Merchant of Venice performed by Allied prisoners for their Nazi captors, and from the how-to book which transforms Mercutio into Yankee Doodle to the Napoleonic counterspy who used Richard III as a tool of surveillance"--
Theatre With A Purpose
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Author : Don Watson
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2023-12-28
Theatre With A Purpose written by Don Watson and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-28 with Performing Arts categories.
This study of British amateur theatre in the inter-war period examines five different but interwoven examples of the belief, common in theatrical and educational circles at the time, that amateur drama had a purpose beyond recreation. Amateur theatre was at the height of its popularity as a cultural practice between the wars, so that by 1939 more British people had practical experience of putting on plays than at any time before or since. Providing an original account of the use of drama in adult education projects in deprived areas, and of amateur theatre in government-funded centres for the unemployed in the 1930s, it discusses repertoires, participation by working- class people and pioneering techniques of play-making. Amateur drama festivals and competitions were intended to raise standards and educate audiences. This book assesses their effect on play-making, and the use of innovative one-act plays to express contentious material, as well as looking at the Left Book Club Theatre Guild as an attempt to align the amateur theatre movement with anti-fascist and anti-war movements. A chapter on the Second World War rectifies the neglect of amateur theatre in war-time cultural studies, arguing that it was present and important in every aspect of war-time life. Don Watson builds on current scholarship and makes use of archival sources, local newspapers, unpublished scripts and the records of organizations not usually associated with the theatre. His work explores the range and diversity of amateur drama between the wars and the contributions it made to British theatre.
Revolutionary Acts
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Author : Lynn Mally
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2000
Revolutionary Acts written by Lynn Mally and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Art categories.
During the Russian Revolution and Civil War, amateur theater groups sprang up in cities across the country. Workers, peasants, students, soldiers, and sailors provided entertainment ranging from improvisations to gymnastics and from propaganda sketches to the plays of Chekhov. In Revolutionary Acts, Lynn Mally reconstructs the history of the amateur stage in Soviet Russia from 1917 to the height of the Stalinist purges. Her book illustrates in fascinating detail how Soviet culture was transformed during the new regime's first two decades in power. Of all the arts, theater had a special appeal for mass audiences in Russia, and with the coming of the revolution it took on an important role in the dissemination of the new socialist culture. Mally's analysis of amateur theater as a space where performers, their audiences, and the political authorities came into contact enables her to explore whether this culture emerged spontaneously "from below" or was imposed by the revolutionary elite. She shows that by the late 1920s, Soviet leaders had come to distrust the initiatives of the lower classes, and the amateur theaters fell increasingly under the guidance of artistic professionals. Within a few years, state agencies intervened to homogenize repertoire and performance style, and with the institutionalization of Socialist Realist principles, only those works in a unified Soviet canon were presented.
Little Theatre Organization And Management For Community University And School
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Author : Alexander Dean
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1936
Little Theatre Organization And Management For Community University And School written by Alexander Dean and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1936 with Little theater movement categories.
Stage Struck Settlers In The Sun Kissed Land
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Author : Thomas P. Collins
language : en
Publisher: Wheatmark, Inc.
Release Date : 2007
Stage Struck Settlers In The Sun Kissed Land written by Thomas P. Collins and has been published by Wheatmark, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
The rise of the amateur theatre in nineteenth-century Prescott, the territorial capital of Arizona, is told here in vivid and loving detail, with fifty-two illustrations that include portraits of amateur actors and theatre builders, maps of the town, and photos of the theatres. The talented and dedicated actor-settlers-including Fort Whipple's Fannie Kautz, wife of the Civil War hero General August V. Kautz; and attorney Thomas Fitch, "The Silver Tongued Orator of the Pacific" who founded the Prescott Amateur Dramatic Club-lived lives that were almost as dramatic as the comedies and melodramas that thrilled the local audiences. With a scholar's eye for the relationship between people and events and a dramatist's sense of a good plot, Collins has put together a valuable history of the actors, "opera houses," and the tastes and culture of Arizona's Wild West mining town between 1868 and 1903. Of special value for those interested in territorial history but unfamiliar with the post-Civil War theatrical repertoire are the author's concise but entertaining plot summaries of plays like "Led Astray, Lady Audley's Secret, Damon and Pythias, East Lynne, Richelieu," and the outrageously funny one-act farces in which Fort Whipple's military officers and Prescott's lawyers, businessmen, mining magnates, and their talented wives and daughters took time out from the rigors of frontier life to strut and fret their hour upon the stage.
The Ecologies Of Amateur Theatre
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Author : Helen Nicholson
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-10-26
The Ecologies Of Amateur Theatre written by Helen Nicholson and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-26 with Performing Arts categories.
This book is the first major study of amateur theatre, offering new perspectives on its place in the cultural and social life of communities. Historically informed, it traces how amateur theatre has impacted national repertoires, contributed to diverse creative economies, and responded to changing patterns of labour. Based on extensive archival and ethnographic research, it traces the importance of amateur theatre to crafting places and the ways in which it sustains the creativity of amateur theatre over a lifetime. It asks: how does amateur theatre-making contribute to the twenty-first century amateur turn?