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Theatre Things

Material Theories and Histories

AvAndrew Friedman,Eero Laine

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

760 kr

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Beskrivning

Theatre Things: Material Theories and Histories considers key theatrical objects through a comparative approach, examining the uses and histories of different parts of the theatre throughout time and across culture and geography. The ten “theatre things” at the heart of the book are: entrances, tickets, programs, concessions, seats, lights, curtains, stages, trapdoors, and exits. For every object, three different scholars offer short chapters that examine it from different angles—across eras, places, and performance traditions to result in a set of diverse and provocative accounts of the many ways objects have functioned throughout theatre history. Written in an accessible style, the book draws on real examples from theatre history around the world to reveal that even the smallest details—where you sit, how the lights shift, what the program says—carry meaning. Whether you’re a regular theatregoer or a curious fan, Theatre Things offers a fresh way to look at the spaces and objects that shape every night at the theatre—and makes them feel newly interesting long after the curtain call.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-10-01
Mått:152 x 229 x undefined mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:368
Förlag:The University of Michigan Press
ISBN:9780472058266

Utforska kategorier

Teater inom Kultur
Scenkonstens historia inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Andrew Friedman is Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance and Associate Dean of the College of Fine Arts at Ball State University. Eero Laine is Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Buffalo, State University of New York.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Theatre ThingsAndrew Friedman and Eero LaineENTRANCESLa sensación de colectivo en plazas y calles: Entering Public Spaces in Latin America:Ana Martínez“There’s a White Man at the Door!”: On Entrances and Staging A Raisin in the SunIsaiah Matthew WoodenDead, Undead, and Not-Yet-Dead Ghosts: A Study of Stage Entrance of Classical Chinese TheatreDaphne P. LeiTICKETSThe Ticket and the Circuit of CapitalMichael Shane Boyle and Alessandro SimariWhose Ticket Is It Anyway?Jashodhara SenTicket HistoriesDerek MillerCONCESSIONSConcessions, Ephemera, and SouvenirsMichelle Liu CarrigerImmersive ImbibingChloë Rae EdmonsonIntertheatrical ThingsKellen HoxworthPROGRAMSArchiving ProgramsVictoria WietThe HeadshotBrian Eugenio HerreraReading Programs InfrastructurallyJasmine MahmoudSEATSThe Seat and Its Body: A Brief Material HistorySAJThe Trouble with Comfort: The Theatre Seat and Engaged ViewershipJessica NakamuraUsing and Misusing the SeatClaire WardenLIGHTSAnd Now, A Light StoryFelipe CerveraWell-Traveled SpotlightsTarryn Li-Min ChunThe Work LightChristin EssinCURTAINSTo Raise or not to Raise the Curtain: The Quandaries of Stage Curtains on the Egyptian Pre-Modern StageDina AminCurtains Up (or Down)Marvin CarlsonCurtains for YouDavid SavranSTAGESCelebrity StagesDanielle BainbridgeThe Stage on StageLindsay GossBeing Moved on the StageKee-Yoon NahmTRAPDOORSWhat Lies Beneath: Opening the Trapdoors of Theatrical MelodramaMichael D’AlessandroBox of Breaths: The Trapdoor within the Limits of RepresentationSozita GoudounaThe Trick of the Trapdoor, or Is this Trapdoor a Rectum?Patricia YbarraEXITSExit (and Entrance)Leo Cabranes-GrantHeading for the Exit; or, Mr. Pence Goes to BroadwayAndrew GoldbergEmergency Exit! The Power of the MetaphorAnalola Santana and Claudio Valdés KuriHautboys: A CodaAndrew SoferBibliography