Schechter Joel Editor (8 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Good-plus, unmarked paperback with creased corners on rear wrap, light edgewear to wraps, and light wear to corners on front wrap. Flexible, 33 and 1/3 record, "The Laugh," by Bim and Bom is bound into book between pp. 36 and 37.

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. Yale School of Drama / Yale Repertory Theater, Published 1987. Wraps, 93 pp.; 24 cm square; illustrated with black-and-white photographs. In Very Good condition. Pictorial paper covers, a green duotone photograph of Athol Fugard in the title role to front; light bumping increasing to edges and corners, mild surface and edge wear with some chipping to the head and foot of the spine and some color loss along edges and spine. Binding tight. Pages mildly toned, otherwise unmarked. Single issue of Theater, the journal of the Yale School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theater (Volume XIX, Number 1, Fall/Winter 1987; ISSN 0161-0775), edited by Joel Schechter. Notable as the first appearance in print of Athol Fugard's play "A Place with the Pigs: A Personal Parable" (pages 51 to 69, copyright 1987), published in the issue that documents its world premiere at the Yale Repertory Theater on March 24, 1987, staged and performed by Fugard himself, who appears as Pavel on the cover and throughout, and accompanied by the only interview Fugard gave during the run (with Gabrielle Cody and Joel Schechter). The remainder is a special section on "paratheater," the theatricality of public life, with essays on the Iran-Contra hearings, television evangelism, professional wrestling, New York's Lesbian and Gay Pride Day, and medical simulation, plus reviews from Berlin, New Haven, and Buffalo. Illustrated with black-and-white production and documentary photographs. Text in English. Contents: From Theater to Paratheater: An Introduction (Joel Schechter); Imaginary Invalids: A Theater of Simulated Patients (Daniel Gerould); Gay Rights and Revels: New York's Lesbian/Gay Pride Day (Alisa Solomon); How Much Is That Royal Doulton Greyhound in the Vitrine? (James Magruder); Ollywood: Or, The Case of the Acting Lieutenant Colonel (Jan Breslauer); The Well Made Pray: Evangelism and the TV Stage (Heather Henderson); While You Were Out (Mead Hunter); A Place with the Pigs (Athol Fugard); An Interview with Athol Fugard (Gabrielle Cody and Joel Schechter); Theater in Berlin: Krapp at the Palast (Jonathan Kalb); Theater in New Haven: The Return of a Sacred Monster: Pam Gems' Camille (Gabrielle Cody); Theater in Buffalo: All the World's a Cage (Marc Robinson); Book Review: Between Theater and Anthropology (David DeRose); Book Review: Rogoff's Theatre Is Not Safe (James Schevill).…

Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery good, minor creasing, Summer/Fall 1983. Rubbing to cover. Featuring: About Face, A New Farce by Dario Fo. Also: Dario Fo on Popular Theater; Tadeusz Kantor on Wielopole, Wielopole; Jan Kott on Kantor and Brook; Robert Wilson on Civil Wars and Other Projects; Mabou Mines and Beckett's Company; Sam Shepard's Fool for Love; Hamlet at the Public. Sm 4to. 104 pages.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. This really is an exciting issue. "Satire and Politics in the 70's", featuring "Accidental Death of an Anarchist Complet Text of a Farce by Dario Fo". Appears to be a first English translation by Suzanne Cowan, with introductory materials. With reports from Calcutta, London, Los Angeles, New York, Warsaw, Washington. Wraps issued. Large square format, as pictured. Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; text and photos also fine; shelfwear is minimal. A very nice copy. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 168 pages. 7.80x5.08x0.57 inches. In Stock.

S39. Condition: Very Good. Featuring August Wilson's New Play "Joe Turner's Come and Gone". Expedited or International shipping may cost more.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Unmarked. Rubbed cover with some bumps. Black and white illustrations. Includes "Accidental Death of an Anarchist Complete text" by Dario Fo (1997 Nobel Prize Winner in Literature), "Political Satire in Great Britain: the 7:84 Company" by Richard Beacham, "Political Cabaret in Poland: Jan Pietrzak's Under the Aegis" by Daniel Gerould and Jadwiga Kosicka, "Satire and Politics in America: or Why is that President Still Smiling?" by Joan Holden, and more. 148p. Measures 9.5 inches square.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 99pp. Picture soft cover with title and title on spine. Featuring August Wilson's New Play Fences. Interview with Robert Wilson.