Staging America Cornerstone and Community-Based Theater |
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| Author:
| Kuftinec, Sonja |
| Series title: | Theater in the Americas Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8093-2497-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2005 |
| Publisher: | Southern Illinois University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.00 |
Book Description:
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This captivating studymaps a history and theory of community-based theater in the United States through the Cornerstone Theater Company. Detailing how the performance-making process contributes to an ongoing negotiation of American identity, Sonja Kuftinec investigates community-based theater to trace the historical affiliations of the form and critically examines how community-based theater both enables community and challenges the very notion of "community" as a stable site.
This captivating studymaps a history and theory of community-based theater in the United States through the Cornerstone Theater Company. Detailing how the performance-making process contributes to an ongoing negotiation of American identity, Sonja Kuftinec investigates community-based theater to trace the historical affiliations of the form and critically examines how community-based theater both enables community and challenges the very notion of "community" as a stable site.