The Resource Theater at the margins : text and the post-structured stage, Erik MacDonald
Theater at the margins : text and the post-structured stage, Erik MacDonald
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- Summary
- Theater at the Margins: Text and the Poststructured Stage investigates recent German and American texts in relation to contemporary critical theory. Focusing on the work of writers Kathy Acker, Frank Chin, Caryl Churchill, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Richard Foreman, Elaine Jackson, Cherrie Moraga, and Wallace Shawn, the book explains how these nontraditionalists challenge the presumptions of traditional dramatic writing and contribute to a unique theatrical sensibility. The introduction to Theater at the Margins situates contemporary post-structuralist, ethnic, and feminist theory in relation to theater and the dramatic text, with specific reference to Derrida's concept of "the margin." Subsequent chapters apply this thinking to specific texts, including Pandering to the Masses; Garbage, The City and Death; The Chickencoop Chinaman; and Giving Up the Ghost. A concluding chapter summarizes these readings and suggests how they might be useful for theater practitioners. The theoretical issues covered are central to both contemporary critical discourse and theatrical practice. By investigating the notion of "margins," of the places in which the dramatic text begins to unravel its ontotheological heritage, MacDonald shows how the possibility for staging philosophy's "Other" emerges. He makes clear, however, that staging this Other is not simply a concern of philosophy; instead, he raises the possibility of a heterogeneous theater that would accentuate the historical and political background of a particular group while at the same time making room for competing voices. Theater at the Margins argues that this heterogeneity of texts could create a theater that would be responsive and responsible to a world no longer defined by a particular center
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 202 pages
- Contents
-
- Ch. 5.
- Writing beyond the Vanishing Point: Theorizing Theater
- Ch. 1.
- On the Margins: Post-Structuralist Theater
- Ch. 2.
- Phantoms of Theater: Closure in the Plays of Richard Foreman and Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Ch. 3.
- In Homini Memoriam: Caryl Churchill, Wallace Shawn, Kathy Acker, and the Ends of Man
- Ch. 4.
- "The Fractured I [does not equal] the Dissolved Self": Ethnic Identity in Frank Chin and Cherrie Moraga
- Isbn
- 9780472103119
- Label
- Theater at the margins : text and the post-structured stage
- Title
- Theater at the margins
- Title remainder
- text and the post-structured stage
- Statement of responsibility
- Erik MacDonald
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Theater at the Margins: Text and the Poststructured Stage investigates recent German and American texts in relation to contemporary critical theory. Focusing on the work of writers Kathy Acker, Frank Chin, Caryl Churchill, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Richard Foreman, Elaine Jackson, Cherrie Moraga, and Wallace Shawn, the book explains how these nontraditionalists challenge the presumptions of traditional dramatic writing and contribute to a unique theatrical sensibility. The introduction to Theater at the Margins situates contemporary post-structuralist, ethnic, and feminist theory in relation to theater and the dramatic text, with specific reference to Derrida's concept of "the margin." Subsequent chapters apply this thinking to specific texts, including Pandering to the Masses; Garbage, The City and Death; The Chickencoop Chinaman; and Giving Up the Ghost. A concluding chapter summarizes these readings and suggests how they might be useful for theater practitioners. The theoretical issues covered are central to both contemporary critical discourse and theatrical practice. By investigating the notion of "margins," of the places in which the dramatic text begins to unravel its ontotheological heritage, MacDonald shows how the possibility for staging philosophy's "Other" emerges. He makes clear, however, that staging this Other is not simply a concern of philosophy; instead, he raises the possibility of a heterogeneous theater that would accentuate the historical and political background of a particular group while at the same time making room for competing voices. Theater at the Margins argues that this heterogeneity of texts could create a theater that would be responsive and responsible to a world no longer defined by a particular center
- Cataloging source
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- MacDonald, Erik
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Theater--theory/text/performance
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Experimental theater
- Experimental drama
- Postmodernism (Literature)
- Deconstruction
- Theater
- Theater and society
- Label
- Theater at the margins : text and the post-structured stage, Erik MacDonald
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199) and index
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- nc
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- rdacarrier
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Ch. 5.
- Writing beyond the Vanishing Point: Theorizing Theater
- Ch. 1.
- On the Margins: Post-Structuralist Theater
- Ch. 2.
- Phantoms of Theater: Closure in the Plays of Richard Foreman and Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Ch. 3.
- In Homini Memoriam: Caryl Churchill, Wallace Shawn, Kathy Acker, and the Ends of Man
- Ch. 4.
- "The Fractured I [does not equal] the Dissolved Self": Ethnic Identity in Frank Chin and Cherrie Moraga
- Control code
- 28709659
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 202 pages
- Isbn
- 9780472103119
- Lccn
- 93029786
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (WaOLN)1092088
- Label
- Theater at the margins : text and the post-structured stage, Erik MacDonald
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Ch. 5.
- Writing beyond the Vanishing Point: Theorizing Theater
- Ch. 1.
- On the Margins: Post-Structuralist Theater
- Ch. 2.
- Phantoms of Theater: Closure in the Plays of Richard Foreman and Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Ch. 3.
- In Homini Memoriam: Caryl Churchill, Wallace Shawn, Kathy Acker, and the Ends of Man
- Ch. 4.
- "The Fractured I [does not equal] the Dissolved Self": Ethnic Identity in Frank Chin and Cherrie Moraga
- Control code
- 28709659
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 202 pages
- Isbn
- 9780472103119
- Lccn
- 93029786
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (WaOLN)1092088
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