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Many books in the arts and humanities are edited volumes of essays by different authors, or they contain information on a number dramatists or productions. Library catalogs do not always reveal these contents easily, so the following tools can be used to help reveal relevant information in books.
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Indexes worldwide publications on literature, language, linguistics, folklore, film, television, and theater from 1923 to the present. See also the MLA Directory of Periodicals.
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Selected Books On L.A. Theater
The Los Angeles Theatre Book: A Comprehensive Handbook For Playgoers by Call Number: YRL PN2277.L59 L6 1984Date: 1984
Broadway Historic Theater District: A Walking Tour by Call Number: Arts Library Reference NA6846.U62 L675 2006Date: 2006
The L. A. Theatre Works Audio Docudrama Series by ISBN: 9781350135789Date: 2020-06-11A unique play anthology featuring five gripping docudramas originally commissioned by L.A. Theatre Works that each explore pivotal moments in 20th century U.S history. The scripts included are:The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial by Peter Goodchild, The Real Dr. Strangelove by Peter Goodchild, RFK: The Journey to Justice by Murray Horwitz and Jonathan Estrin, The Chicago Conspiracy Trial by Peter Goodchild, Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers by Geoffrey Cowan and Leroy Aarons. As well as five scripts this anthology includes a foreword by Professor Michael Hackett, professor of directing and theatre history at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
"Community Theatre in Los Angeles" from Community Theatre by ISBN: 9780203452431Date: 2002-09-11Community theatre is an important device for communities to collectively share stories, to participate in political dialogue, and to break down the increasing exclusion of marginalised groups of citizens. It is practised all over the world by growing numbers of people. Published at the same time as a video of the same name, this is a unique record of these theatre groups in action. Based on van Erven's own travels and experiences working with community theatre groups in six very different countries, this is the first study of their work and the methodological traditions which have developed around the world.
The Applause Performing Arts Guide to Los Angeles and Southern California by ISBN: 9781557831538Date: 2000-02-01Los Angeles has ears for a lot more than Mickey Mouse. Tourists and veteran culture vultures will discover over 1,000 lively arts opportunities in Southern California. Hollywood may spell the movies Southern California now signifies high performance in numerous shapes and forms: jazz clubs, opera, poetry readings, theater and comedy clubs. What is out there, rest assured that it's all here in Carey Simon's first-ever guide to the region's glorious performing arts.
"LOS ANGELES POVERTY DEPARTMENT: Theater as an Act of Citizenship" from Performing Communities by ISBN: 9781613320884Date: 2006-04-01The Los Angeles Poverty Department is a grassroots ensemble theater providing a forum and platform for community growth and participation among the homeless and very poor people located in the Skid Row district of Los Angeles. According to founder and artistic director John Malpede, who began the company back in 1985, its original goals were “to create community in Skid Row and get the voice of Skid Row out to the rest of Los Angeles and beyond.
