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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Christin EssinPublisher: The University of Michigan Press Imprint: The University of Michigan Press Weight: 0.333kg ISBN: 9780472054961ISBN 10: 0472054961 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 30 September 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Part I: Backstage Narratives Prologue Introduction: Shining a Light on Backstage Labor Chapter One: Working and Workers in New York City’s Theater Industry Part II: Backstage Histories Chapter Two: Commemoration as Union History Chapter Three: Stagehands in Black and White Chapter Four: Backstage Subjectivities, Work Choreographies, and Production Histories Part III: Backstage Dramaturgies Essay 1: Reading the Rude Mechanicals Essay 2: Dressers Onstage and Dressing Offstage Essay 3: Backstage Ensembles Coda Bibliography and Works CitedReviewsWorking Backstage is groundbreaking, fresh, and incisive . . . the depth, breadth, and richness of the ethnographic research underpinning the book's arguments is extraordinary. The author's personal connection to the profession, her self-awareness and introspection about women's and men's technical work in theater add value and richness to the text. ---Timothy White, New Jersey City University This book's attention to contemporary technicians' work lives, their ambitions, and how they perceived of their labor is illuminating. Simultaneously, it highlights the operations and effects of theatrical hierarchies on individuals, theatrical culture, and workplace relationships. ---Ann Folino White, Michigan State University Working Backstage is groundbreaking, fresh, and incisive . . . the depth, breadth, and richness of the ethnographic research underpinning the book's arguments is extraordinary. The author's personal connection to the profession, her self-awareness and introspection about women's and men's technical work in theater add value and richness to the text. ---Timothy White, New Jersey City University This book's attention to contemporary technicians' work lives, their ambitions, and how they perceived of their labor is illuminating. Simultaneously, it highlights the operations and effects of theatrical hierarchies on individuals, theatrical culture, and workplace relationships. ---Ann Folino White, Michigan State University Author InformationChristin Essin is Associate Professor of Theatre History at Vanderbilt University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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