Theatre Symposium, Vol. 13: Theatre and Travel: Tours of the South (Theatre Symposium Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0817352554 ISBN 13: 9780817352554

Publisher: University Alabama Press, 2005

Synopsis

Presents rare information on traveling circus, minstrel, opera, and Toby shows. This collection of essays explores an understudied but pervasive aspect of American theatre: theatre on the road, from minstrel shows and Toby shows to contemporary African American theatre, 19th-century circus rail travel, and small-town opera houses. The challenges in gathering and compiling data on these ephemeral productions, from such far-flung sources as railroad schedules and weather reports, minutes from town council meetings, and accounts of error-prone theatrical productions, make this a truly valuable study.

About this title

Book Description:

Presents rare information on traveling circus, minstrel, opera, and Toby shows.    

About the Author:

Susan Kattwinkel is Associate Professor of Theatre History and Literature at the College of Charleston and editor of Audience Participation: Essays on Inclusion in Performance.  

About this edition

• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0817352554
• ISBN 13: 9780817352554
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 160
• Editor: Kattwinkel Susan