Category Archives: theatre

November 6, 2020

Q&A with Sara E. Lampert, Author of Starring Women

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Author, Sara E. Lampert, of Starring Women: Celebrity, Patriarchy, and American Theater, 1790-1850 answers questions about her purpose for writing, book influences, and discoveries about entertainers for her book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I have … Continue reading →

November 19, 2018

Chinatown Opera Theater in North America wins AMS Music in American Culture Award

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We’re pleased to announce that Chinatown Opera Theater in North America by Nancy Yunhwa Rao has been awarded the AMS Music in American Culture Award. The Music in American Culture Award honors each year a book of exceptional merit that both … Continue reading →

September 17, 2018

“Chinatown Opera Theater in North America” wins Certificate of Merit for Best Historical Research in Recorded Country, Folk, Roots, or World Music

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We’re pleased to announce that Chinatown Opera Theater in North America by Nancy Yunhwa Rao has won a Certificate of Merit for Best Historical Research in Recorded Country, Folk, Roots, or World Music from the Association for Recorded Sound Collections. Begun in … Continue reading →

January 10, 2017

Release Party: Politicizing Creative Economy, by Dia Da Costa

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Scholars increasingly view the arts, creativity, and the creative economy as engines for regenerating global citizenship, renewing decayed local economies, and nurturing a new type of all-inclusive politics. Dia Da Costa delves into the global development, nationalist and leftist/progressive histories … Continue reading →

December 15, 2015

The new theater

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African American female playwrights, though still too often overlooked, have made great strides in the new century. Sandra Adell‘s new edited anthology presents ten works by contemporary African American women determined to bring dazzling new representations of black lives to the theater. Taken … Continue reading →

December 30, 2014

New in paperback: poetry and opera

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Two UIP titles are now available in paperback editions. Denise Levertov: A Poet’s Life Called by Kenneth Rexroth “the most subtly skillful poet of her generation,” British-born Denise Levertov authored twenty-four volumes of poetry, four books of essays, and several … Continue reading →

August 1, 2012

The American Theatre and Drama Society awards Living with Lynching

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The American Theatre and Drama Society has awarded its 2011/2012 Annual Book Award to Living with Lynching: African American Lynching Plays, Performance, and Citizenship, 1890-1930. This award recognizes outstanding works that expand and challenge the field of American theatre and … Continue reading →

July 28, 2011

Q&A with La Voz Latina co-editor Elizabeth C. Ramírez

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Elizabeth C. Ramírez is the is the fine arts specialist administrator with the Edgewood Independent School District of San Antonio, Texas, and co-editor of the new book La Voz Latina: Contemporary Plays and Performance Pieces by Latinas. ***** Q: You have … Continue reading →