In the Lurch Verbatim Theater and the Crisis of Democratic Deliberation

In the Lurch Verbatim Theater and the Crisis of Democratic Deliberation

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Some of theater's most powerful works in the past thirty years fall into the category of "verbatim theater," socially engaged performances whose texts rely on word-for-word testimony. Performances such as Fires in the Mirror, The Laramie Project, and The Vagina Monologues have at thei...

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Main Author: Claycomb, Ryan (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: University of Michigan Press 2023
Subjects:
Theatre studies
Political structures: democracy
Verbatim theater, documentary theater, political theater, performance, testimonial theater, modern drama, contemporary theater, English Language theatre, liberal democracy, public sphere, utopia, political fantasy, empathy in the arts, democratic deliberation, cruel optimism, nostalgia, suspicion in the arts, Anna Deavere Smith, Emily Mann, Tectonic Theatre Project, Ping Chong and Company, Porte Parole, Tricycle Theatre, The National Theatre UK
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