Great North American Stage Directors Volume 1: David Belasco, Arthur Hopkins, Margaret Webster

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Cheryl Black (University of Missouri, Coumbia, USA) Professor James Peck (Muhlenberg College, USA)

Great North American Stage Directors Volume 1

David Belasco, Arthur Hopkins, Margaret Webster

Cheryl Black (University of Missouri, Coumbia, USA), Professor James Peck (Muhlenberg College, USA)

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Methuen Drama
23 January 2025

Theatre direction & production; Individual actors & performers

Series: Great Stage Directors

This volume assesses the contributions of David Belasco, Arthur Hopkins, and Margaret Webster, whose careers shaped the artistic and specialist identity of the Broadway director.

Their work spans almost a century and captures the rapidly changing social and cultural landscape of 20th-century America. While their aesthetic styles differed greatly, they were united in their mastery of theatre craft and their impact on theatrical collaboration. The essays in this volume explore how these directors established and exploited Broadway as the epicentre of theatre in the United States, blended the role of producer and director, and managed the tensions between commercial success and artistic ambition.

The Great North American Stage Directors series provides an authoritative account of the art of directing in North America by examining the work of twenty-four major practitioners from the late 19th century to the present. Each of the eight volumes examines three directors and offers an overview of their practices, theoretical ideas, and contributions to modern theatre. The studies chart the life and work of each director, placing his or her achievement in the context of other important theatre practitioners and broader social history. Written by a team of leading experts, the series presents the genealogy of directing in North America while simultaneously chronicling crucial trends and championing contemporary interpretation.

Edited by: Cheryl Black (University of Missouri Coumbia USA)
Series edited by: Professor James Peck (Muhlenberg College USA)
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 136mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 360g
ISBN: 9781350525917
ISBN 10: 135052591X
Series: Great Stage Directors
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 23 January 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Cheryl Black is Curators Distinguished Professor Emerita of theatre at the University of Missouri, Columbia, USA.

Reviews for Great North American Stage Directors Volume 1: David Belasco, Arthur Hopkins, Margaret Webster

Provides a valuable in-depth look into the development of a stage directors’ work and how their efforts affected the development of the performative arts. * CHOICE *