This book is about leaders of the modern American theater who
resisted the temptation to fill the stage, preferring instead the
evocations of a simple stage. Their work initially raised
controversy, being applauded as visionary and poetic by some, drab
and monotonous by others. And yet today the simplified stage is a
well-established part of American theater practice. Feinsod begins
his examination of these leading theater artists with a look at the
precedents and influences of the modern simple stage. Drawing from
diverse historic and cultural traditions, the first American
simplifiers defied customs of elaborate spectacle and detailed
naturalism in favor of self-imposed aesthetic restraint and a
reduction to bare stage essentials. Among the leaders in
simplifying the modern American mise-en-scene, Feinsod delves into
the theories and practices of director Maurice Browne and designer
Raymond Jonson of the Chicago Little Theater; George Cram Cook,
founder of the Provincetown Players; Lyman Gale and Livingston
Platt of the Boston Toy Theater; as well as Sam Hume of the Arts
and Crafts Theater in Detroit; director Arthur Hopkins; designers
Robert Edmond Jones and Lee Simonson; and playwright Thornton
Wilder. Influential foreigners, especially English designer Edward
Gordon Craig and French director Jacques Copeau, are also
discussed. Throughout the text, numerous design reproductions and
performance photographs visually demonstrate the effectiveness of
the simple stage.
General
| Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studies |
| Release date: |
June 1992 |
| First published: |
June 1992 |
| Authors: |
Arthur Feinsod
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| Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
268 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-313-25715-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
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| LSN: |
0-313-25715-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780313257155 |
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