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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.
Table of Contents
Introduction by Andrew Foster
Alan Alda
Mary Alice
Philip Bosco
Al Carmines
Pat Carroll
Miriam Kressyn
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Susan Nussbaum
John Randolph
Jason Robards
Mercedes Ruehl
B.D. Wong
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Mar 14 1994 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 280 |
| ISBN | 9780313290978 |
| Imprint | Praeger |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Series | Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studies |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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