Performing Shakespeare on an Endangered Planet (Elements in Shakespeare Performance)

By: Katherine Steele Brokaw and Elizabeth Freestone

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Synopsis: Given the many environmental crises facing the planet, we need to use all tools to address them, including Shakespearean theatre. This Element explains why Shakespeare is well-positioned to be an eco-playwright, how theatre-makers can adapt his plays to matter now, and how to make more ecological the many processes of Shakespearean theatre, from set design to performing outdoors. The co-authors are both directors, and conversations between them about their recent eco-productions of The Tempest for the Royal Shakespeare Company and A Midsummer Night's Dream for Shakespeare in Yosemite (California) give clear examples of both the why and how of eco-theatrical Shakespeare.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781009569637
Related ISBNs:: 9781009569590, 9781009569590
Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Date of Addition:: 07/31/25
Copyrighted By:: Katherine Steele Brokaw and Elizabeth Freestone
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Literature and Fiction, Drama, Plays and Theater, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.