Theatre, Society and the Nation: Staging American Identities

By S.E. Wilmer

Book Overview

Theater has often served as a touchstone for critical moments of political change or national definition. Steve Wilmer selects key historical moments in American history to examine the theater's response. The selected events range from the Colonial fight for independence through Native American struggles, the Socialist Worker play and the Civil Rights Movement, to those of the last decade. Wilmer also considers audience reception and critical response.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521802644
• ISBN13: 9780521802642
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"