William B Worthen
Biographic Data
| ID | 3876093 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William B Worthen |
| GIVEN NAMES | William B |
| FAMILY NAME | Worthen |
| SIGNATURE | WORTHEN W B |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Dubious Spectacle: Extremities of Theater, 1976-2000 (review)
Herbert Blau's recent collection of essays treats the practice of theatre, the function of theory, and the work that theatre might perform in the academy. Written for a variety of occasions, the essays nonetheless have a cumulative power, marking the nearly three decades in which Blau has roughened the interface between theatre and theory, writing about the critical work of performance that he calls "blooded thought." Spanning the most recent pha…
A Forum on Theatre and Tragedy: A Response to September 11, 2001
In the immediate aftermath of September 11th, I invited a number of theatre and performance scholars to respond to the concept of tragedy in the context of these world-changing events. The following forum showcases the generosity of a wide range of scholars who signed on to this project with enthusiasm and conviction. More than ever, I believe that our intellectual labor can make a difference. The forum demonstrates much more than the vitality of…
Our Moonlight Revels: A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Theatre
Reviewed by: Our Moonlight Revels: A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the Theatre W. B. Worthen Our Moonlight Revels: A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the Theatre. Gary Jay Williams. Studies in Theatre History and Culture. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1997; pp. xiv + 345. $39.95 cloth. In Our Moonlight Revels: A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the Theatre, Gary Jay Williams provides a fascinating account of the “many lives” of Shakespeare’s play “in the…
Staging America: The Subject of History in Chicano/a Theatre
Staging América: The Subject of History in Chicano/a Theatre W. B. Worthen (bio) The social world represented in the writings of Chicano men and women is an emphatically political one. And yet, the very act of representation urges a distinctive kind of political consciousness upon us through a deliberately constructed set of imaginary and symbolic productions. —Ramón Saldívar, Chicano Narrative1 Do you know what I like best about discovering new …
Performing Nostalgia: Shifting Shakespeare and the Contemporary Past (review)
Reviewed by: Performing Nostalgia: Shifting Shakespeare and the Contemporary Past W. B. Worthen Performing Nostalgia: Shifting Shakespeare and the Contemporary Past. By Susan Bennett. London: Routledge, 1996; pp. viii + 199. $49.95 cloth, $16.95 paper. In Performing Nostalgia, Susan Bennett considers a fascinating collection of Shakespearean occasions, to ask how “Shakespeare” becomes the agent of a regulatory use of the “past.” Yet contemporary …
Arkansas and the Toothpick State Image
John Rollin Ridge: His Life and Works
Arkansas Made: A Survey of the Decorative, Mechanical, and Fine Arts Produced in Arkansas, 1819-1870. Volume 1: Furniture, Quilts, Silver, Pottery, Firearms, Volume 2: Photography, Art
Arkansas Made: A Survey of the Decorative, Mechanical, and Fine Arts Produced in Arkansas, 1819-1870
Municipal Improvement in Little Rock: A Case History
Of Things, Selves, and Singers: New Studies in the Theory of Theater
The Idea of the Actor
Disjecta: Miscellaneous Writings and a Dramatic Fragment
Stanislavsky and the Ethos of Acting
As a theorist of the stage, Stanislavsky has pervasively influenced the modern theatre. We can see Stanislavsky influencing the Group Theatre and Actors' Studio productions (and their offspring on the American stage, in film, and television), as well as providing a point of departure for students like Vakhtangov and Michael Chekhov, and defining a guiding antithesis for Meyerhold, Brecht, and perhaps Artaud. Even Jerzy Grotowski, who dispenses wi…
Disjecta: Miscellaneous Writings and a Dramatic Fragment
Staging America: The Subject of History in Chicano/a Theatre
Staging América: The Subject of History in Chicano/a Theatre W. B. Worthen (bio) The social world represented in the writings of Chicano men and women is an emphatically political one. And yet, the very act of representation urges a distinctive kind of political consciousness upon us through a deliberately constructed set of imaginary and symbolic productions. —Ramón Saldívar, Chicano Narrative1 Do you know what I like best about discovering new …
A Forum on Theatre and Tragedy: A Response to September 11, 2001
In the immediate aftermath of September 11th, I invited a number of theatre and performance scholars to respond to the concept of tragedy in the context of these world-changing events. The following forum showcases the generosity of a wide range of scholars who signed on to this project with enthusiasm and conviction. More than ever, I believe that our intellectual labor can make a difference. The forum demonstrates much more than the vitality of…
Stanislavsky and the Ethos of Acting
As a theorist of the stage, Stanislavsky has pervasively influenced the modern theatre. We can see Stanislavsky influencing the Group Theatre and Actors' Studio productions (and their offspring on the American stage, in film, and television), as well as providing a point of departure for students like Vakhtangov and Michael Chekhov, and defining a guiding antithesis for Meyerhold, Brecht, and perhaps Artaud. Even Jerzy Grotowski, who dispenses wi…
Disjecta: Miscellaneous Writings and a Dramatic Fragment
The Idea of the Actor
Municipal Improvement in Little Rock: A Case History
Of Things, Selves, and Singers: New Studies in the Theory of Theater
Arkansas Made: A Survey of the Decorative, Mechanical, and Fine Arts Produced in Arkansas, 1819-1870. Volume 1: Furniture, Quilts, Silver, Pottery, Firearms, Volume 2: Photography, Art
Arkansas Made: A Survey of the Decorative, Mechanical, and Fine Arts Produced in Arkansas, 1819-1870
John Rollin Ridge: His Life and Works
Arkansas and the Toothpick State Image
Performing Nostalgia: Shifting Shakespeare and the Contemporary Past (review)
Reviewed by: Performing Nostalgia: Shifting Shakespeare and the Contemporary Past W. B. Worthen Performing Nostalgia: Shifting Shakespeare and the Contemporary Past. By Susan Bennett. London: Routledge, 1996; pp. viii + 199. $49.95 cloth, $16.95 paper. In Performing Nostalgia, Susan Bennett considers a fascinating collection of Shakespearean occasions, to ask how “Shakespeare” becomes the agent of a regulatory use of the “past.” Yet contemporary …
Staging America: The Subject of History in Chicano/a Theatre
Staging América: The Subject of History in Chicano/a Theatre W. B. Worthen (bio) The social world represented in the writings of Chicano men and women is an emphatically political one. And yet, the very act of representation urges a distinctive kind of political consciousness upon us through a deliberately constructed set of imaginary and symbolic productions. —Ramón Saldívar, Chicano Narrative1 Do you know what I like best about discovering new …
Our Moonlight Revels: A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Theatre
Reviewed by: Our Moonlight Revels: A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the Theatre W. B. Worthen Our Moonlight Revels: A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the Theatre. Gary Jay Williams. Studies in Theatre History and Culture. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1997; pp. xiv + 345. $39.95 cloth. In Our Moonlight Revels: A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the Theatre, Gary Jay Williams provides a fascinating account of the “many lives” of Shakespeare’s play “in the…
A Forum on Theatre and Tragedy: A Response to September 11, 2001
In the immediate aftermath of September 11th, I invited a number of theatre and performance scholars to respond to the concept of tragedy in the context of these world-changing events. The following forum showcases the generosity of a wide range of scholars who signed on to this project with enthusiasm and conviction. More than ever, I believe that our intellectual labor can make a difference. The forum demonstrates much more than the vitality of…
The Dubious Spectacle: Extremities of Theater, 1976-2000 (review)
Herbert Blau's recent collection of essays treats the practice of theatre, the function of theory, and the work that theatre might perform in the academy. Written for a variety of occasions, the essays nonetheless have a cumulative power, marking the nearly three decades in which Blau has roughened the interface between theatre and theory, writing about the critical work of performance that he calls "blooded thought." Spanning the most recent pha…
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