Recent General Interest Articles

1. 

   Theatre Histories

   An Introduction, 2nd Edition
   
   By Phillip B. Zarrilli, Bruce McConachie, Gary Jay Williams and Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei
   
   Check out the companion website and latest resources with this new edition.
   
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2. 

   ‘Empowerment for the female actor’

   New Theatre Quarterly book review of An Actress Prepares by Rosemary Malague:
   
   ‘Vigorously and persuasively positioning ‘feminist consideration of Method actor training’ as ‘not passé’, but ‘past due’, Malague’s book not only robustly highlights the gendered techniques and assumptions underlying the training, but displays the potential of these techniques to become sources of empowerment for the female actor.’ – Alissa Clark, New Theatre Quarterly
    

3. 

   Stephen Di Benedetto, Author of the Month, March 2012

   Stephen Di Benedetto is currently an Associate Professor of Theatre History at the University of Miami. He has held teaching positions at the University of Houston; the Drama Studies Centre, University College Dublin, National University of Ireland; and at DePaul University. Among his other professional affiliations he was a convener of the Scenography Working group of the International Federation for Theatre Research, an artist board member of DiverseWorks Art House in Houston, a theater critic for Houston Free Press and Irish Theatre Magazine, and worked as a dramaturg at such places as Infernal Bridegroom Productions and The Connecticut Repertory Theatre.

4. 

   Shannon Jackson, Author Focus

   Shannon Jackson is the director of the Arts Research Center at University of California at Berkeley where she is also Professor of Rhetoric and of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies. Her award-winning previous publications include Professing Performance (2004) and Lines of Activity (2000). Request a complimentary exam copy of Social Works here. 

5. 

   Gary Sloan, Author Focus

   In Rehearsal is a clear and accessible how-to approach to the rehearsal process. Author Gary Sloan brings more than thirty years' worth of acting experience to bear on the question of how to rehearse both as an individual actor and as part of the team of professionals that underpins any successful production. Interviews with acclaimed actors, directors, playwrights, and designers share a wealth of knowledge on dynamic collaboration. 

6. 

   Clare Finburgh, Author of the Month, December 2011

   Clare Finburgh is Senior Lecturer in Modern Drama at the University of Essex. She has published many articles on Genet, and a range of contemporary French and Francophone theater-makers including Valère Novarina, Noëlle Renaude and Kateb Yacine. 

7. 

   Di Trevis, Author of the Month, November 2011

   Di Trevis has worked at the National Theatre, RSC, Almeida Theatre and the Royal Opera House. In 2001 she adapted, with Harold Pinter, Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past which transferred to the Olivier stage in 2002 and won an Olivier Award the same year. She has taught extensively in the UK, USA, France, Germany, Austria and Cuba. Between 2003 and 2007 she was Head of Directing at the Drama Centre in London. 

8. Routledge titles in Shakespeare

   Browse our extensive selection of Shakespeare titles. For more information, please contact your Marketing Manager, Joon Won Moon.

9. 

   2011 Theatre and Performance Catalog Now Available

   Browse our 2011 Theatre and Performance catalog online. Just click on any book that catches your eye to find out more information, buy a copy or request a complimentary exam copy. Alternatively email performance_studies@routledge.com for a paper copy.

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