L.A. Theatre Works Audio Docudrama Series

Pivotal Moments in American History

AvPeter Goodchild,Murray Horowitz

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

Del i serien Methuen Drama Play Collections

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Beskrivning

A unique play anthology featuring five gripping docudramas originally commissioned by L.A. Theatre Works that each explore pivotal moments in 20th century U.S history.With ensemble casts and innovative staging potential these plays are perfect for theatre companies, schools and educational groups looking to stage familiar historical stories in new and original ways. Each play is accompanied by dramaturgical notes that help contextualize and analyze both the events themselves and the dramatic form in which they are presented.The scripts included are:The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial by Peter GoodchildThe Real Dr. Strangelove by Peter Goodchild RFK: The Journey to Justice by Murray Horwitz and Jonathan EstrinThe Chicago Conspiracy Trial by Peter GoodchildTop Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers by Geoffrey Cowan and Leroy Aarons (Winner of theCorporation for Public Broadcasting Best Live Entertainment Award, 1992)As well as five scripts this anthology includes a foreword by Professor Michael Hackett, professor of directing and theatre history at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-06-11
Mått:156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt:608 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Methuen Drama Play Collections
Antal sidor:312
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350135789

Utforska kategorier

Dramatik inom Skönlitteratur
Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur

Mer om författaren

L.A. Theatre Works is a premier producer and distributor of audio theatre. It brings world classics, modern masterpieces and ground-breaking new works to over 8 million people worldwide per year through live performances and our multi-platform distribution channels. We achieve wide access through distribution of our one-of-a-kind Audio Theatre Collection of over 500 plays through our weekly Public Radio Broadcast Series carried in over 60 markets throughout the U.S. and daily in China on The Radio Beijing Network. ; free worldwide online streaming; audio publishing (in partnership with retailers such as Audible.com, iTunes and more than 11,000 educational institutions and libraries nationwide); mobile apps; and free school and library outreach programs, as well as national and international touring programs.

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[Each play] is superb and the whole volume should be compulsory reading for anyone interested in American politics and wider social studies.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction by Michael HackettThe Great Tennessee Monkey Trial by Peter GoodchildScriptProducing Director Note by Susan LoewenbergPlaywright Peter Goodchild’s program noteThe Real Dr. Strangelove by Peter GoodchildScriptProgram note by playwright Peter GoodchildProducing Director Note by Susan LoewenbergInterview with Richard Rhodes, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Making of the Atomic BombRFK: The Journey to Justice by Murray Horwitz and Jonathan EstrinScriptDramaturgical note by Elizabeth BennettProducing Director Note by Susan LoewenbergInterview with longtime Kennedy confidante Father Ted Hesburgh (deceased), former President of Notre Dame UniversityThe Chicago Conspiracy Trial by Peter GoodchildScript Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers by Geoffrey Cowan and Leroy AaronsScript Producing Director Note by Susan LoewenbergTwo interview montages, one from 1991, the other from 2008-9 touring productions