Catholic theatre and drama : critical essays /
"This collection seeks to demystify the ties--both practical and ideological--that have long bound Catholicism to theatrical production, offering insights into medieval theatre, Jesuit drama, ballet and opera, modern stagings of medieval liturgical drama, Italian Catholic women's drama, Ca...
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland & Co.,
[2010]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: what is Catholic theatre? / Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.
- History. Female spirituality, female sexuality and re-viewing "re-viewing Hrotsvit": the plays of Hrotsvit von Gandersheim as counterdiscursive inversion of the Church fathers / Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.
- Not just a university theatre: the significance of Jesuit school drama in continental Europe, 1540-1773 / Joohee Park
- Shakespeare as Catholic dramatist in The tempest / Mary Frances Williams
- Orthodoxy and technique: Jesuit ballet in the post-Reformation period / The Rev. Angela Yarber
- Little mothers, mischievous boys, and good little Christians: characters in children's parlor plays in America, 1858-1903 / Shanan Custer
- Religious tragedy: García Lorca's unfinished play about Christ / Cecilia González-Andrieu
- Catholic theatre for women in post-war Italy: education, morality, and social change / Daniela Cavallaro
- Practice. Saints as subject and agenda: notes on Catholic playwriting / Erik Ehn
- Magi liturgical dramas performed in worship: two case studies of interpretations of medieval liturgical drama / The Rev. Theresa Mason
- Opera news: Jesuits, Catholic imagination, and the staging of cultural conversations / Michael Zampelli
- Ancient ritual, modern drama: Catholic worship and playwriting pedagogy / Susan Brabant Baxter
- Genesius in the City of Angels: Lope de Vega as a Catholic playwright in a bilingual production of Lo fingido verdadero / Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.
- The Genesian effect: performing Damien deepens an actor's faith / Dan Cawthon
- Publicity, props and playtext in a Franciscan setting: the practical teaching of Everyman in a small Catholic school / Timothy Dugan.