The plays the thing: fifty years of Yale Repertory Theatre (1966-2016)
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Elliott, Marguerite, contributor.
David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, contributor.
1 copy on order.
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"In this serious and entertaining chronicle of the first fifty years of Yale Repertory Theatre, award-winning dramaturg James Magruder shows how dozens of theater artists have played their parts in the evolution of a sterling American institution. Each of its four chapters is dedicated to one of the Yale Rep’s artistic directors to date: Robert Brustein, Lloyd Richards, Stan Wojewodski Jr., and James Bundy. Numerous sidebars—dedicated to the spaces used by the theater, the playwrights produced most often, casting, the prop shop, the costume shop, artist housing, and other topics—enliven the lavishly illustrated four-color text. This fascinating insider account, full of indelible descriptions of crucial moments in the Rep’s history, is based in part on interviews with some of America’s most respected actors about their experiences at the Rep, including Paul Giamatti, James Earl Jones, Frances McDormand, Meryl Streep, Courtney B. Vance, Dianne Wiest, and Henry Winkler—among many others."--
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Bundy, James, -- 1959-
Drama -- Study and teaching -- Connecticut -- History.
Drama -- Study and teaching -- History.
Richards, Lloyd, -- 1919-2006.
Theater -- Connecticut -- History.
Theatrical companies -- Connecticut -- History.
Wojewodski, Stan, -- Jr.
Yale Repertory Theatre -- History.
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Magruder, J., Landesman, R., & Elliott, M. (2024). The plays the thing: fifty years of Yale Repertory Theatre (1966-2016). Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Magruder, James, 1960-, Rocco Landesman and Marguerite, Elliott. 2024. The Plays the Thing: Fifty Years of Yale Repertory Theatre (1966-2016). Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Magruder, James, 1960-, Rocco Landesman and Marguerite, Elliott, The Plays the Thing: Fifty Years of Yale Repertory Theatre (1966-2016). Yale University Press, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Magruder, James, et al. The Plays the Thing: Fifty Years of Yale Repertory Theatre (1966-2016). Yale University Press, 2024.
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