Catholic Theatre and Drama

Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr., is a professional actor and director whose previous books have covered topics ranging from Star Wars to Renaissance faires. He is a professor and chair of the theater department at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Introduction: What Is Catholic Theatre?      KEVIN J. WETMORE,Part I. History1. Female Spirituality, Female Sexuality and Re-Viewing "Re-Viewing Hrotsvit": The Plays of Hrotsvit von Gandersheim as Counterdiscursive Inversion of the Church Fathers      KEVIN J. WETMORE,2. Not Just a University Theatre: The Significance of Jesuit School Drama in Continental Europe, 1540–1773      JOOHEE PARK3. Shakespeare as Catholic Dramatist in The Tempest      MARY FRANCES WILLIAMS4. Orthodoxy and Technique: Jesuit Ballet in the Post-Reformation Period      THE REV. ANGELA YARBER5. Little Mothers, Mischievous Boys, and Good Little Christians: Characters in Children’s Parlor Plays in America, 1858–1903      SHANAN CUSTER6. Religious Tragedy: García Lorca’s Unfinished Play About Christ      CECILIA GONZÁLEZ-ANDRIEU7. Catholic Theatre for Women in Post-War Italy: Education, Morality, and Social Change      DANIELA CAVALLAROPart II. Practice8. Saints as Subject and Agenda: Notes on Catholic Playwriting      ERIK9. Magi Liturgical Dramas Performed in Worship: Two Case Studies of Interpretations of MedievalLiturgical Drama      THE REV. THERESA MASON10. Opera News: Jesuits, Catholic Imagination, and the Staging of Cultural Conversations      MICHAEL ZAMPELLI, S.J.11. Ancient Ritual, Modern Drama: Catholic Worship and Playwriting Pedagogy      SUSAN BRABANT BAXTER12. Genesius in the City of Angels: Lope de Vega as a Catholic Playwright in a Bilingual Production of Lo fingido verdadero      KEVIN J. WETMORE,13. The Genesian Effect: Performing Damien Deepens an Actor’s Faith      DAN CAWTHON14. Publicity, Props and Playtext in a Franciscan Setting: The Practical Teaching of Everyman in a Small Catholic School      TIMOTHY DUGANAbout the Contributors      Index