From 1880 to 1920, a social revolution took place in the United States and England, a revolution more costly in terms of human life and property than the French Revolution that preceded it a century earlier. Slow-moving, ...

In 1958, thirty-five years after she had launched her independent career, Martha Graham choreographed Clytemnestra, the climax of her unique, revolutionary art. She was then sixty-four years old, well past the usual ...

Sound effects increased in number and sophistication throughout all theatre periods; devices to produce them became more complicated which posed a need for greater control through central operation. This study traces the ...

This is a new technique in the instruction of acting and directing. The technique was founded by Ari Kedem in Israel in 1962. It continued to evolve in Israel until 1972. At that time, Mr. Kedem moved to the United States ...

Drama and theatre studies in Nigeria have given inadequate attention to dramatic scripts from among the minority groups of that country. Both critics and historians are either unaware of or simply disregard these plays. ...

There is a lack of serious critical thought regarding the audience and audience-performer interaction in the theatrical performance. There also is an impasse in research into these matters today. No empirical study of ...

Arab dramatists are still largely unknown, particularly in the U.S.A. This dissertation is a step partially to fill that gap through the translation and critical study of two plays by Ali Ahmad Bakathir (1908-1969), one ...

This study of 19th century American theatre examines in depth the managerial careers of four women: Mrs. D. P Bowers and Mrs. John Drew in Philadelphia, Mrs. John Wood in New York and Mrs. F. B. Conway in Brooklyn. In each ...