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Books on: irish theater

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Irish Playwrights, 1880-1995: A Research and Production Sourcebook

Book by Bernice Schrank, William W. Demastes; Greenwood Press, 1997

Subjects:

Dramatists, Irish--Biography--Dictionaries, English Drama--19th Century--Bio-Bibliography--Dictionaries, English Drama--20th Century--Bio-Bibliography--Dictionaries, English Drama--Irish Authors--Bio-Bibliography--Dictionaries, English Drama--Irish Authors--Dictionaries, Ireland--In Literature--Dictionaries, Theater--Ireland--Dictionaries

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

Irish playwrights such as Sean O'Casey, George Bernard Shaw, and John Millington Synge have made enormous contributions to world drama. This reference provides detailed entries for 32 Irish playwrights active from 1880 to 1995. Each entry includes a biographical sketch, a summary of productions, a ...
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Irish playwrights such as Sean O'Casey, George Bernard Shaw, and John Millington Synge have made enormous contributions to world drama. This reference provides detailed entries for 32 Irish playwrights active from 1880 to 1995. Each entry includes a biographical sketch, a summary of productions, a critical assessment of the dramatist's work, and extensive bibliographical information. The volume concludes with a selected, general bibliography.
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John Millington Synge and the Irish Theatre

Book by Maurice Bourgeois; Constable, 1913

Subjects:

Dramatists, Irish--20th Century--Biography, Synge, J. M--(John Millington)--1871-1909--Biography, Theater--Ireland--History

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...MILLINGTON SYNGE 1871-1909 AND THE IRISH THEATRE "No man at all can be living for...1913 JOHN MILLINGTON SYNGE AND THE IRISH THEATRE BY MAURICE BOURGEOIS Coelestia...and writings in their relation to the Irish Theatre at large. With no sinister piratical...
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The Politics of Irish Drama: Plays in Context from Boucicault to Friel

Book by Nicholas Grene; Cambridge University Press, 1999

Subjects:

Boucicault, Dion--1820-1890--Political And Social Views, English Drama--Irish Authors--History And Criticism, Friel, Brian--Political And Social Views, Political Plays, English--History And Criticism, Politics And Literature--Ireland--History--19th Century, Politics And Literature--Ireland--History--20th Century, Theater--Political Aspects--Ireland

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

The Politics of Irish Drama analyzes some twenty-five of the best-known Irish plays from those of Dion Boucicault to Sebastian Barry, including works by Shaw, Yeats, Lady Gregory and Beckett. The book looks at political contexts for these plays and, in arguing for the outward-directed nature of ...
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The Politics of Irish Drama analyzes some twenty-five of the best-known Irish plays from those of Dion Boucicault to Sebastian Barry, including works by Shaw, Yeats, Lady Gregory and Beckett. The book looks at political contexts for these plays and, in arguing for the outward-directed nature of dramatic representation of Ireland, shows Irish drama to be an international as much as national phenomenon.
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Irish Plays and Playwrights

Book by Cornelius Weygandt; Houghton Mifflin, 1913

Subjects:

Dramatists, Irish, English Drama--Irish Authors--History And Criticism, Theater--Ireland--Dublin

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

IRISH PLAYS AND PLAYWRIGHTS IRISH PLAYS AND PLAYWRIGHTS BY CORNELIUS WEYGANDT WITH ILLUSTRATIONS...friend, long since dead, pe, of County Wexford, who first told me Irish folk-stories, adding to the wonderment of my boyhood with his tales...
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Modern Irish Writers: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook

Book by Alexander G. Gonzalez; Greenwood Press, 1997

Subjects:

Authors, Irish--Biography--Dictionaries, English Literature--Irish Authors--Bio-Bibliography--Dictionaries, English Literature--Irish Authors--Dictionaries, Fiction, Ireland--Biography--Dictionaries, Ireland--Intellectual Life--Dictionaries

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

This reference provides alphabetically arranged entries for more than 70 modern Irish writers. Each entry includes a brief biography, a discussion of the author's major works and themes, an overview of the writer's critical reception, and a bibliography of primary and secondary sources. An opening ...
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This reference provides alphabetically arranged entries for more than 70 modern Irish writers. Each entry includes a brief biography, a discussion of the author's major works and themes, an overview of the writer's critical reception, and a bibliography of primary and secondary sources. An opening essay surveys the critical response to Irish literature after 1885, and an extensive bibliography concludes the volume.
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Journal Articles on: irish theater

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"A Shplit Ticket, Half Irish, Half Chinay": Representations of Mixed-race and Hybridity in Turn-of-the-century Theater

Journal article by Gregory T. Carter; Ethnic Studies Review, Vol. 31, 2008

Subjects:

Hierarchies, Motion picture industry, Musical theater, Race

Collections: Entire Library

"A Shplit Ticket, Half Irish, Half Chinay": Representations...Hybridity in Turn-of-the-century Theater by Gregory T. Carter Introduction1...but also donning German and Irish accents. The white actors in...segregation of the time, since theater groups were all-white. But it...
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Talking with Ghosts of Irish Playwrights Past: Marina Carr's by the Bog of Cats ..

Journal article by Richard Russell; Comparative Drama, Vol. 40, 2006

Subjects:

By the Bog of Cats (Play)--Theater reviews, Theater--Theater reviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...a testimony to a new moment in Irish theater, rife with potential for women...the major focus of contemporary Irish theater beginning with Yeatss late play...to make it the basis of his new Irish theater. Yeatss explorations of the Irish...
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Evolution or Revolution in Black Theater: A Look at the Cultural Nationalist Agenda in Select Plays by Amiri Baraka

Journal article by Sandra G. Shannon; African American Review, Vol. 37, 2003

Subjects:

African American dramatists--Criticism, interpretation, etc., African American theater--Evaluation, African American theater--History, Baraka, Amiri--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Black nationalism--History

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...sign of being loyal to the script: "When Irish eyes are smiling, its like a breath of spring, when Irish eyes are smiling ..." (29...consciousness, the media of television and theater--under the auspices of white culture--send...
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The Space Between: Using Peer Theater to Transcend Race, Class, and Gender

Journal article by Venessa A. Bowers, Patrice M. Buzzanell; Women and Language, Vol. 25, 2002

Subjects:

Communication--Analysis, Communication--Personal narratives, Communication--Social aspects, Theater programs--Management, Theater programs--Social aspects, Women--Behavior, Women--Personal narratives

Collections: Entire Library

...three feminist transformational processes associated with Peer Theater are: (a) experiencing the dialogic moment, (b) sustaining tensions...associate with black women, but I am a green-eyed, white woman of Irish-Slovak descent. I witnessed their disappointment as I entered...
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Sites and Sights: The Iconology of the Subterranean in Late Nineteenth-Century Irish-American Drama

Journal article by Joyce Flynn; MELUS, Vol. 18, 1993

Subjects:

Irish Americans--Literature, Melodrama--19th century, O'Neill, Eugene--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...J.: Prentice-Hall, 1971. _____. Melodrama Unveiled: American Theater and Culture, 1800-1850. Chicago: Chicago U P, 1968. Harrigan...1891. Manuscript Collection, New York Public Library. _____. No Irish Wanted Here or Out on a Strike. Ms., 1875. Manuscript Collection...

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Magazine Articles on: irish theater

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A Completed Irish Trilogy Sings

Magazine article by Misha Berson; American Theatre, Vol. 18, February 2001

Subjects:

A Skull in Connemara (Theater)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Dramatists--Interviews, McDonagh, Martin--Interviews

Collections: Entire Library

A Completed Irish Trilogy Sings by...Off-Broadway at the Public Theater. But if anyone is surprised...month at its Gramercy Theater in Manhattan. "I lobbied...humor of McDonaghs Anglo-Irish ouevre. In a rare interview...perform the grisly rural Irish ritual of digging up...
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The Start of Something Big: Theater Music in Los Angeles, 1880-1900

Magazine article by Kenneth H. Marcus; California History, Vol. 81, Winter 2002

Subjects:

Los Angeles, California--History, Musical theater--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...but Los Angeles was on a par with San Diego, which had four theaters by the 1890s. Above all, Angelenos almost insatiable desire...entertainment, mixing song, dance, and comedy. Performers were often Irish, Italian, German, and Jewish, and while they may have anglicized...
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Word Become Fresh: Finding God in Theater

Magazine article by Kimberly Burge; Sojourners Magazine, Vol. 36, November 2007

Subjects:

Bible stories--Portrayals, Jesus Christ Superstar (Play)--Influence, Religion and drama--Evaluation, Religious drama--Evaluation, Theater--Influence

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...second act of the play to occur when the audience leaves the theater and begins discussing what happened. The New York Times called...Conor McPherson is one of the new wave of celebrated young Irish playwrights. His play The Weir, with its ghost stories told...
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Fresh Stage Directions: A New Year Brings a Wealth of New Theater Choices of Special Interest to Lesbian and Gay Audiences Coast-to-Coast

Magazine article by Gerard Raymond; The Advocate, February 4, 2003

Subjects:

Dramatists, English, Dramatists--Calendars, Dramatists--Works, Playwrights--Calendars, Playwrights--Works, Theater--Calendars, Theater--Performances

Collections: Entire Library

...Ulster Marching Towards the Somme By Frank McGuinness * Lincoln Center Theater * New York * February 6--April 3 Directed by Nicholas Martin, this stirring tale of Irish patriots holds many surprises--including its Protestant perspective and...
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Musical Theater, Past and Future

Magazine article by Hilary Ostlere; Dance Magazine, Vol. 71, December 1997

Subjects:

Dance production--History, Musical theater--Production and direction

Collections: Entire Library

...vaudeville. Dance, of course, was an integral part of the theaters development; the first Parisian ballet troupe to visit this...they are now with such streamlined descendants as the popular Irish troupe Riverdance. Tappers such as Savion Glover have brought...

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Newspaper Articles on: irish theater

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Between Mother and Daughter Irish Drama Packs Punch in Gift Theater Production

Newspaper article by Barbara Vitello; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), June 22, 2007

Subjects:

Theater

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Between Mother and Daughter Irish Drama Packs Punch in Gift Theater Production. by Barbara...unforgettable describes Anglo-Irish playwright Martin McDonaghs brilliantly...pitch-perfect performance as an Irish everyman, whose decency is matched...
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Area Stages Offering Free Night of Theater; Want to Introduce Their Acts to Wider Audience

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 12, 2006

Subjects:

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Play), Arena Stage (Theater group), My Fair Lady (Play), Theatre Communications Group

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...the richness of what we have here Irish theater, African-American theater, Hispanic...master director at work at the Studio Theater, where artistic director and founder...Mari Howells in Crestfall by the Irish playwright Mark ORowe. Theres much...
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Chicago Theater Veteran to Head to Metropolis

Newspaper article by Jack Helbig; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 15, 2008

Subjects:

Theater, Theaters

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...him as the founder and director of the Irish Repertory Theater of Chicago. In its heyday, that company...Splinter Group." And after he left the "Irish Rep" in 2005, OBrien founded GreatWorks Theater, a company that toured shows to schools...
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* Redmoon Theater Revives Its Beguiling, Inventively Told "Hunchback," Adapted F

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), October 23, 2009

Subjects:

Theater

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...The Walworth Farce," Enda WalshAEs satirical comedy about an Irish expat and his two sons who begin the day with a six pack of...The show opens Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Navy Pier, 800 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. (312) 595-5600 or chicagoshakes...
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Overdose of Irish Whimsy; THEATRE

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 9, 2005

Subjects:

Theater--Theater reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Overdose of Irish Whimsy; THEATRE. Byline: NICK CURTIS...the form of Dion Boucicaults 19th-century Irish melodrama, given a modern gloss by John...popular art form often airbrushed from Irish culture. But by bringing it to London...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: irish theater

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Gregory, Lady Augusta

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...1908). Her short plays, mainly comedies, are rich in portrayals of Irish peasantry. Among her other works are Our Irish Theater (1913) and several long plays dealing with Irish history. See her journals (ed. by L. Robinson, 1946); biography...
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Abbey Theatre

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...leader in founding (1902) the Irish National Theatre Society with...Abbey Theatre in Dublin. The theater was bought for them by public...and Paul Vincent Carroll. The theater is now in a new building constructed...1966. In close association with Irish dramatists, the Abbey also has...
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Friel, Brian

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...most acclaimed contemporary Irish dramatist. Friels family moved...with Tyrone Guthrie at his theater in Minneapolis, and while there...Stephen Rea formed the Field Day Theater Company, Northern Ireland, which...Friel has also written of Irish family life, skillfully mingling...
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O'Casey, Sean

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...movement for independence, and they are not always kind to the Irish people. The Plough and the Stars, with its unsympathic treatment...participants in the Easter Rebellion, touched off a riot in the theater, and after this event OCasey left Ireland for England, never...
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Menen, Aubrey Clarence

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...AUBREY CLARENCE men n, 1912 89, English novelist, b. London. The son of an Indian father and an Irish mother, he was a drama critic, theater director, and advertising agency executive. Menen was primarily a satirist, and his novels were aimed...

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