The only collection of Richard Schechner's plays.
This book offers a collection of Richard Schechner's performance texts ranging from orthodox plays to group-devised texts. Covering the full breadth of his work from the 1950s to the present, it includes several never-before-published early texts as well as updated versions of well-known productions such as Dionysus in 69, YokastaS, Makbeth, and Imagining O. Márta Minier's introduction gives an overview of Schechner's work, while Schechner introduces each script in terms of their intellectual and production contexts.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements
Preface by Richard Schechner
Introduction by Marta Minier
1 Imagining O
Introduction
Text
2 YokastaS co-author Saviana Stanescu
Introduction
Text
3 Faust/gastronome
Introduction
Text
4 The Prometheus Project
Introduction
Text
5 Richard’s Lear
Introduction by Phillip Zarrilli
Text
6 Commune
Introduction
Text
7 Makbeth, After Shakespeare
Introduction
The Makbeth Maze by Brooks McNamara
Text
Makbeth Music by Paul Epstein
8 Dionysus in 69
Introduction
Text
9 Briseis and the Sergeant
Introduction
Text
10 The Blessing of the Fleet
Introduction
Text
11 “Lot’s Daughters”
Introduction
Text
12 “The Last Day of FK”
Introduction
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About the Author :
Richard Schechner is a theatre director, editor of both TDR: The Drama Review and the Enactments book series. His many books have appeared in over 25 languages. He is University Professor Emeritus of the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, USA.
Márta Minier is Associate Professor of Theatre and Media Drama at the University of South Wales, UK. Her research interests include adaptation, translation, dramaturgy, Shakespeare (the reworkings of Shakespeare in particular), the biopic and biographical drama, and the cultures of East-Central Europe. She is joint editor of the Journal of Adaptation in Film & Performance (Intellect).
