THE ACTOR SPEAKS by Joan Jeffri, Andrew Foster ( 9780313290978 )

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Title:

THE ACTOR SPEAKS
ACTORS DISCUSS THEIR EXPERIENCES AND CAREERS

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Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0313290970

ISBN 13:

9780313290978

Publisher:

ABC-CLIO

Pub. date:

14 March, 1994

Series:

Contributions in Drama & Theatre Studies No. 52

Pages:

280

Description:

This work is based on a series of oral histories and interviews with actors. It focuses on the experience of actors in their training and career development, and on their relationships to society, culture and institutions.

Synopsis:

The book is based on a series of unique oral histories and interviews with actors who love the stage first and foremost. Editor Joan Jeffri focuses on the experience of actors in their training and career development, and on their relationships to society, culture, and institutions. Although names like Alan Alda are recognizable from other media, these actors all grew up being nourished by the stage. Their stories show that theatre is everywhere in this country--not only on Broadway, but also in churches, in schools, in regions, and in towns. These interviews and a thorough introduction provide a history of the American theatre for almost a century--the Yiddish theatre, the WPA, the start of regional theatre, off- and off-off-Broadway, and the Great White Way--through the voices of those who lived it.

Illustrations:

black & white illustrations

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Imprint:

Greenwood Press

Returns:

Non-returnable

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