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Orson Welles on Shakespeare: The W.P.A. and Mercury Theatre Playscripts: Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studies

Autor Richard France
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 dec 1990 – vârsta până la 17 ani
This fascinating work will prove valuable for collections in film, theater history, and Shakespearean production. . . . The book includes fascinating production photos and helpful notes in which the original acts and scenes are identified, thus showing the extent to which Welles rearranged Shakespeare by shuffling acts and scenes, dropping characters, and by merging related narratives. . . . Recommended for all libraries. Choice This volume contains the fully annotated playscripts of Orson Welles' celebrated adaptations of three Shakespearean plays. Texts for the Voodoo Macbeth and the modern dress Julius Caesar are stage managers' working copies used by the Federal Theatre Project of the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) and the Mercury Theatre; the version of Five Kings, Welles' compilation of the history plays and his theatrical masterpiece, is the oldest surviving text, and is the fullest and most inclusive. This is the first publication of these materials, which were originally produced by Welles between 1936 and 1939. Orson Welles' New York directorial debut was made in 1936 with his production of the Voodoo Macbeth. Richard France's introduction provides invaluable background information that relates the three plays and their productions to the contemporary social, historical, political, and economic climate of the 30s, in discussions that touch not only on the W.P.A., but also on the effect of the American Communist Party ideology on theatre arts and criticism, on the composition of theatre audiences, and on the expectations of such fervently liberal or leftist audiences. France contends that Welles, in his W.P.A. and Mercury Theatre productions, presided over a unique marriage of art and the highly politicized popular culture of the day. These productions ensured Welles' enormous success and have earned him an important niche in American social and cultural history.Following the general introduction, the volume is divided into three sections. A preface to each of the scripts contains further biographical and background data relevant to that play, as well as critical materials, production photos, and facsimile pages. Information about the creation and production of Voodoo Macbeth (1936), Julius Caesar (1937), and Five Kings (1939) was gathered in numerous interviews with Welles' W.P.A. and Mercury Theatre collaborators. Each playscript is proceeded by production credits and a cast list and followed by a section of notes that contains Welles' own directorial marginalia. This singular and very focused volume will be a distinguished addition to courses in American Drama, American Studies, Play Production, and in courses that explore idiosyncratic productions of Shakespeare.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780313273346
ISBN-10: 0313273340
Pagini: 312
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.68 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Seria Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studies

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

RICHARD FRANCE teaches at the University of Southern California. His many plays include The Image of Elmo Doyle, contained in the Best Short Plays of 1979, the dramitization of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, and Station J, winner of the 1982 Silver PEN award. He has previously taught at Brown University and Lawrence University and his book The Theatre of Orson Welles was a Choice selection for Most Outstanding Academic Books of 1978.

Cuprins

PrefaceIntroductionMacbethPrefaceProduction Credits and CastAct OneAct TwoAct ThreeNotes to MacbethJulius CaesarPrefaceProduction Credits and CastPlayscriptNotes to Julius CaesarFive KingsPrefaceProduction Credits and CastAct OneAct TwoAct ThreeNotes to Five KingsSelected Bibliography

Recenzii

"Richard France has given us access to genius in making Orson Welles' Shakespeare texts available. Bravo!" -- Stuart Vaughan, Former Artistic Director of the New York Shakespeare Festival
"Richard France brilliantly illuminates the work of Orson Welles, providing the reader with a wealth of riches in his inspiring collection. Anyone who loves theatre and film, and who is fascinated by this great American genius, will love this book. France has give un easy access to the Welles' versions of his famous voodoo Macbeth, as well as his fascist Julius Caesar, and finally, of Five Kings, a reworking of Shakespeare's history plays. Wonderfully insightful, presented with eloquence and style, reading this book is like sitting down to a delicious meal. Thank you, Richard France, for this extraordinary piece of theatre history-it is to be cherished." -- Stacy Keach
"A singularly important contribution to the growing body of material which holds that we should pay more attention to Shakespeare texts as performed and less to historical issues of textual authenticity. France's own experience as a playwright enables him to treat issues involving Welles and theatre with keener insight than most academic writing on the subject." -- Robert L. Carringer, University of Illinois at Urbana
"The reputation of Orson Welles, tarnished by his own excesses, has been glowingly restored by Richard France's brilliant editing of the W.P.A. Mercury Theatre Playscripts. France skillfully reminds us why Welles dominates the history of the 20th Century as one of our greatest stage and film directors." -- Gene Feist, Founding Director of the Roundabout Theatre Company
"...a mandatory volume for fans of either Welles or Shakespeare, which should encompass just about every culturally literate person alive." -- Scott Eyman, West Palm Beach Post January 20, 2002