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Author Mitchell, Rick (Richard W.)

Title Brecht in L.A. : a play / by Rick Mitchell.

Publication Info. Bristol : Intellect, 2003.

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 121 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Cover -- Preliminary Pages -- Contents -- Epic Theatre, Naturalistic Artifice, and American Acting: Brecht in L.A. in L.A. -- Brecht in L.A. -- Afterword -- Appendix I: Historical Footnotes, Etc. -- Appendix II: Review of Performance of Brecht in L.A.: Brecht, Bobos, and L.A., by Ralph Leck.
Summary Bertolt Brecht, perhaps the most important dramatist/director/theorist of the twentieth century, is still widely studied and his plays and theories remain staples in the curricula of university theatre departments, literature departments, and theatre-artist training programs throughout the world. Additionally, productions of Brecht's dramas continue to be popular. The play Brecht in L.A. focuses on Brecht's life in America, where he resided from 1941 through 1947. Additionally, Brecht in L.A., winner of the 2002 SWTA National New Play Contest (US), is already a critically acclaimed play, which suggests that the work has the potential to be widely (and successfully) produced. And such productions will enhance the marketability of the book. A play influenced by Brecht is, in itself, not unique, since many leading, contemporary dramatists--such as Caryl Churchill, Edward Bond, Tony Kushner, Heiner Muller, and Howard Barker--have been affected by Brechtian dramaturgy. But a Brechtian-influenced play with Brecht as the lead character is unique. The play represents the only dramatic work in English which features Brecht himself as the title character. Brecht in L.A., centering on Brecht while adapting/critiquing Brechtian dramatic form, also provides a unique opportunity for the instructor who is teaching Brechtian theatre since--with just one text (which will includes endnotes and appendices)--the instructor can cover epic theatre, the "Brecht debate," Brecht's biography, and contradictions between Brecht's theatrical practices and his everyday life.
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Subject Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 -- Homes and haunts -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.
California -- Los Angeles.
Genre/Form Drama.
Subject Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.
Indexed Term Humaniora Teater og dans.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Drama.
Other Form: Print version: Mitchell, Rick (Richard W.). Brecht in L.A. Bristol : Intellect, 2003 1841501050 (OCoLC)52057024
ISBN 184150890X (electronic book)
9781841508900 (electronic book)
1841501050
9781841501055
1280476869
9781280476860