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Shakespeare in the theatre : The American Shakespeare Center

Menzer, Paul, 1966- author

Overview

\"The original Blackfriars closed its doors in the 1640s, ending over half-a-century of performances by men and boys. In 2001, in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, it opened once again. The reconstructed Blackfriars, home to the American Shakespeare Center, represents an old playhouse for the new millennium and therefore symbolically registers the permanent revolution in the performance of Shakespeare. Time and again, the industry refreshes its practices by rediscovering its own history. This book assesses how one American company has capitalized on history and in so doing has forged one of its own to become a major influence in contemporary Shakespearean theatre.\"--Back cover.

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Stage history Virginia. / American Shakespeare Center (Theater company) / Blackfriars Playhouse (Staunton, Va.) / Theatrical companies Virginia Staunton.
• ISBN: 9781472584984, 9781472584977, 1472584988, 147258497X

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PR3105.M46 2017	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE