198 Pages
15 Color & 48 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
198 Pages
15 Color & 48 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
198 Pages
15 Color & 48 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Theatre of the Sphere is Luis Valdez’s exploration of the principles that underlie his innovations as a playwright, teacher, and theatrical innovator. He discusses the unique aesthetic, more than five decades in the making, that defines the work of his group El Teatro Campesino—from shows staged on the backs of flatbed trucks by the participants in the Delano Grape Strike of the 1960s to... Read more
Introduction - Jorge A. Huerta; Part One: El Teatro Campesino; Part Two: Theatre of the Sphere; Part Three: The Vibrant Being Workshop; Part Four: El Buen Actor / El Mal Actor
Biography
Luis Valdez is best known for his landmark 1979 play Zoot Suit - the first Latino-authored play to appear on Broadway - and is the founder of the internationally renowned and Obie-award winning company El Teatro Campesino, the longest-running community theatre extant in the United States. Valdez’s work on stage, television, and film has been honoured nationally and internationally.
Michael M. Chemers is Professor of Dramatic Literature at the University of California Santa Cruz.
