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Composing Ourselves: The Little Theatre Movement and the American Audience

Book by Dorothy Chansky; Southern Illinois University Press, 2004

Subjects:

Little Theater Movement--United States, Theater Audiences--United States

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When movies replaced theatre as popular entertainment in the 1910s, the world of live drama was wideopen for reform. American advocates and practitioners founded theatres in a spirit of anticommercialism, seeking to develop an American audience for serious theatre. This is a look at this Little Theatre movement.
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The Art Theater: Its Character as Differentiated from the Commercial Theater; Its Ideals and Organization; and a Record of Certain European and American Examples

Book by Sheldon Cheney; A.A. Knopf, 1925

Subjects:

Little Theater Movement

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...merely little theaters and our youthful...insurgent movement...Rhythm of movement--Group action...from?--The little theaters and amateur...extent the new theater movement has become...Of the little theaters...
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The Little Theatre in the United States

Book by Constance D'Arcy Mackay; Henry Holt, 1917

Subjects:

Theater--United States--Little Theater Movement

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...of each one. Since the Little Theatre movement is a growing thing, changes...Movements toward Little Theatres in Minneapolis...Theatres raison detre. The Little Theatre movement is often spoken of as a...
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Little Theatre Organization and Management, for Community, University and School: Including a History of the Amateur in Drama

Book by Alexander Dean, Walter Prichard Eaton; D. Appleton and Company, 1926

Subjects:

Little Theater Movement

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...deeply interested in the Little Theatre movement that it might become an effective agency...them all in mind. I do want to say a little as to the fine service that lies at the...careful consideration. A. The Little Theater in the Larger Cities without Professional...
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Curtains Going Up

Book by Albert McCleery, Carl Glick; Pitman Publishing Corporation, 1939

Subjects:

Community Theater, Little Theater Movement

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...watching tonight, in this Little Theatre, as earnest...of the old German Theater on Boylston Street...is a pioneer in the Little Theatre Movement, with which he has...was a pioneer in the Little Theatre Movement in this country...

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"The Simple Little Picture Book": Private Theater to Postmodern Experience

Journal article by Wiam El-Tamami; Alif: Journal of Comparative Poetics, 2007

Subjects:

Picture books--Authorship, Picture books--Evaluation, Picture-books for children--Authorship, Picture-books for children--Evaluation, Picture-books--Authorship, Picture-books--Evaluation, Storytelling--Methods

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...dreams, in a movement that touches experience and...side, the two airy voices of a little girls and her grandfathers...look forward to," we see a little girl sit up in bed. The details...in a sea of dead leaves, the little girl trying to make her way...
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Roland Barthes and the Myth of a National Theater

Journal article by Timothy Scheie; French Forum, Vol. 30, 2005

Subjects:

Barthes, Roland--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Dramatic criticism, Federal aid to the theater, Government aid to the theater, Theater criticism, Theatre National Populaire--History

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...fundamental tension that subtends the modern popular theater movement in France more broadly. Since the ancien regime there...people--in Rousseaus Lettre a dAlembert, for example--but little consensus over who constitutes the audience this theater...
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Newspaper Critic Shapes Chicago Style of Theater

Journal article by Scott Fosdick; Newspaper Research Journal, 2002

Subjects:

Chicago, Illinois, Christiansen, Richard--Influence, Dramatic criticism--Influence, Newspapers--Influence, Periodicals, Theater criticism--Influence, Theater--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...that led to an influx of new, little theaters, while standing at the beginning...career to pull for the regional theater movement to succeed. At the Sun-Times...Ibsen, the Syndicate and the Little Theaters" (paper presented at the annual...
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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

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...by gaining strength from the movement, and by participating in situations...In the case of the Peer Theater group five years ago, participants...spent working with this Peer Theater group were probably the most...stepped off a roller coaster--a little sick and dizzy and at the same...
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Communication in a Community Theater Group: Managing Multiple Group Roles

Journal article by Michael W. Kramer; Communication Studies, Vol. 53, 2002

Subjects:

Communication--Research, Small groups--Social aspects, Social interaction--Analysis, Theater companies--Social aspects

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...e.g., Malamah-Thomas, 1987) or as a social movement advocate (Gooch, 1984). Community theater is broadly defined as theater relying upon...1923; J. W. Young, 1957). Such works provide little insight into the actual communication practices...

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Writing It Down and Acting It Up: Green Audits and Community Theater Helps Tenants Get Healthier Housing

Magazine article by Nita Chaudhuri; Alternatives Journal, Vol. 23, Winter 1997

Subjects:

Insecticides--Toxicology, Little theater movement--Social aspects

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...Writing it down and acting it up: green audits and community theater helps tenants get healthier housing. by Nita Chaudhuri...housing project for 20 years. Using community resources and a little dramatic creativity, the association is educating and mobilizing...
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The Power of Preparation

Magazine article by Jan Cohen-Cruz; American Theatre, Vol. 11, November 1994

Subjects:

Drama festivals--Social aspects, Little theater movement--Social aspects

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...onto the block and reveals a little shoulder and leg. A familiar...Appalachias traveling Roadside Theater performed in each others communities...African-American companies Carpetbag Theater of Nashville, Robbie McCauley...Newman and John ONeal. Roadside Theater swapped stories with the university...
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Dickenz in the 'Hood

Magazine article by Leonard Hughes; American Theatre, Vol. 11, January 1994

Subjects:

Arena Stage (Theater group)--Production and direction, Christmas plays--Presentation, etc., Little theater movement--Management, Theater companies--Joint ventures

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...undertake a production where half the cast has little or no acting experience and to offer it...producer of the ill-fated American National Theater at the Kennedy Center.) "There were very...comparing it to his own family where "its a little better--but its never really easy, not...
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Dining out on 'Swamp Gravy

Magazine article by Michele Pearce; American Theatre, Vol. 12, November 1995

Subjects:

Georgia--Art, Little theater movement--Reports

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Dining out on Swamp Gravy. by Michele Pearce A custom-made theater poject stirs a sleepy Georgia town to life Colquitt doesnt look so different from the dozen or so small Georgia towns weve already...
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RATs Swarm City of Angels

Magazine article by Mark London Williams; American Theatre, Vol. 16, October 1999

Subjects:

Little theater movement--Conferences, meetings, seminars, etc., Regional theater--Conferences, meetings, seminars, etc.

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...stimulating: Cameron noted the resident theatre movement was "the RAT of its time," and suggested...each other on our own terms - we have so little time in the world, and theres so much unbearable...whirl-i-gig.com for more information on the movement.

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Rosen Hits Target with Look at Chicago Theater

Newspaper article by Barbara Vitello; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), November 16, 2007

Subjects:

Drama, Plays, Theater

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

...polished Lesley Bevan), a straight actress a little in love with her gay best friend; befuddled...daring and drive that animate life in the theater. That, as much as anything, makes Rosens...and bloody legacy of the civil rights movement. Set in 1995, the play chronicles its...
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Here's Johnny! but He's Lost in All the Movement-

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 27, 2006

Subjects:

Theater--Theater reviews

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

...chemistry of the West End musical, of song, movement and acting merging as one to create magic...the marrow from its bones. Its just a little too cryptic to be satisfying. Ms Churchill...Undershaft (Robert Austin) visits his little-loved family to see if any of the ungrateful...
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'Anton' Skewers Theater World, and It's Hilarious

Newspaper article; Sarasota Herald Tribune, January 29, 2005

Subjects:

Chekhov, Anton, Martin, Jane

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

...with the regional theater movement. Maybe thats why...premiere at the Venice Little Theatre, a community...at a San Antonio theaters efforts to produce...loves the art form. THEATER REVIEW Anton in...Jan. 26 at Venice Little Theatre, 140 W...
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Day Job Feeds the Body, Theater Nourishes the Soul; Cast Shines in Spotlight on Community Stages

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 22, 2004

Subjects:

Peron, Eva

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

...from downtown redevelopment. "Little by little, we are getting recognition," he says. * * * Community theater groups have no shortage of would-be stars...showcase his acting talent with a lot of movement. Afterward, he realizes his mistake...
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'Anton' Peeks Behind Curtain of Community Theater

Newspaper article; Sarasota Herald Tribune, January 21, 2005

Subjects:

Chekhov, Anton

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

...premiere Thursday at Venice Little Theatres Stage II, is...Sisters" in a regional theater in San Antonio. The...nonprofit regional theater movement. When it premiered...sometimes get in the theater and turn it into brain...m. Thursday at Venice Little Theatres Stage II, 140...

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Drama, Western

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...Roman plays. Little had been known...imagery, and verse movement. With the reign...closing of the theaters by the Puritans...the so-called theater of cruelty, derived...audience with movement and sound, producing...Ludlams Ridiculous Theater, e.g., The Mystery...rights and womens movements, gay liberation...
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Scene Design and Stage Lighting

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...seating area was cut to little more than a semicircle...position of the sun. Also, theater sites were well-placed...baroque and heavy with movement and detail, became...as the naturalistic movement (in the theaters of Andre Antoine...
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Motion Pictures

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...digitizing and transforming the body and face movements of actors into the actions of computerized...kids and at their parents, such as The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast...1963). Characterized by somewhat jerky movements and big-headed characters (as in the...
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Romanian Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...The mainspring of this movement was Ion Eliade (1802...Alecsandri s ballad Little Lamb (1852) marked...the Romanian national theater. Other outstanding names...the "back to the soil" movement in Romanian letters...1968 an independent movement emerged, subjected to...
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Czechoslovakia

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...suffered relatively little from the war. In Apr...enacted. Another cautious movement toward liberalization...for its experimental theater work and its many fine...strong secessionist movement in Slovakia, however...Czechoslovak Reform Movement (1971); I. Svitak...

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