BEFORE THE CURTAIN GOES UP is a photographic journey behind the scenes of small-town theatres across the United States.

Un grupo de profesores especialistas del teatro español, francés e italiano reflexionan desde la teatralidad franciscana medieval hasta los orígenes de la tragedia, el teatro como espectáculo y el espacio escénico, sin dejar de lado a autores como Carlo Gozzi o Giovan Battista Gelli. Un elenco de investigadores que rinden un merecido homenaje a Federico Doglio, creador del «Centro Studi sul Teatro Medioevale e Rinascimentale», quien supo fusionar...

The expansion of the press in Victorian Britain meant more pages to be filled, and more stories to be found. Life on the Victorian Stage: Theatrical Gossip looks at how the everyday lives of Victorian performers and managers were used for such a purpose, with the British newspapers covering the good, the bad and the ugly side of life on the stage during the nineteenth century. Viewed through the prism of Victorian newspapers, and in particular through...

Ben and Susan Zucker-Feld arrive at the home of Rev. Jack Reed and his wife Virginia. Their children, Jessica and John, have recently become engaged. This is the couples' first meeting. The Reeds are Christian evangelicals who recently moved from Wichita, Kansas to the Washington DC are. The Zucker-Felds are Jewish liberals. The two couples try to bridge the gaps between their two worlds - but find it difficult to forge a common language. When their...

With the paranormal becoming so mainstream in the last decade between television, books, and movies, is the craze actually brand new? Before there was the entertainment industry that we know of today, plays and musicals were one of the primary forms of expression and reflections of societys beliefs of their time. This book will cover an analysis of the belief in the supernatural throughout the course of humanitys existence and showing that in a way,...

El film-ensayo es un subproducto que ha sido incansablemente generado desde el siglo de Montaigne, y que se ha plasmado en esos ejercicios liminares de escritura como los diarios personales, los autorretratos, los ejercicios epistolares, los diarios íntimos, las autobiografías, los ensayos. Este libro reflexiona sobre el film-ensayo. A partir de una indagación en los dispositivos retóricos propios del ensayo literario, se profundiza en la significación...

Au lendemain d'une épidémie qui décime presque toute la population, des survivants errent à la recherche d'un monde meilleur. Éric et Zoé, frère et sœur, ont quitté leur ville pour se rendre, lentement et dangereusement, jusqu'à Portland dans le Maine, voulant savoir si leur père a aussi survécu. À leurs trousses, Sara, imprévisible, armée de sa carabine. Et plus loin, un homme mystérieux et visionnaire qui tente de trouver sa place...

What would you do if you were given access to a window into the past? Staring out of the window, the social nuances wouldn't be obvious. Without context, the view might show abject squalor, poverty and ignorance but not enough to understand how people responded to such detrimental societal influences. Criminals would have been dealt with relative to the times, reflective of civic tolerances and in stark contrast to our contemporary collective consciences;...

Renowned editor Lawrence Harbison brings together approximately one hundred never-before-published women's monologues for actors to use for auditions and in class, all from recently produced plays. The selections include monologues from plays by both well-known playwrights and future stars, including Michael Ross Albert, Don Nigro, Daniel Damiano, Molly Goforth, Seth Svi Rosenfeld, Brian Dykstra, Michael A. Jones, Sam Graber, Penny Jackson, Christi...

During the garter toss at Brenda and Eddie's Wedding Reception, a mysterious man falls dead on the dance floor. He appears to be shot. But how? From Where? And oh yea... Why? Luckily the bride's father-the wealthy Harold Montague-invited Damage control expert Mr. Parker to the event. Parker tries "spinning" the murder as "nothing to worry about" but Society columnist Mary Berger insists "something be done". Something like-hold the presses because...