Shakespeare in the Theatre: Peter Sellars
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Drama, Shakespeare, Fiction & Literature, Performing Arts
| Author: | Professor Ayanna Thompson | ISBN: | 9781350021754 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | May 17, 2018 |
| Imprint: | The Arden Shakespeare | Language: | English |
| Author: | Professor Ayanna Thompson |
| ISBN: | 9781350021754 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | May 17, 2018 |
| Imprint: | The Arden Shakespeare |
| Language: | English |
The first in-depth look at Peter Sellars, the avant-garde director whose Shakespeare productions have polarized communities and critics. Through extensive interviews and archival work, leading Shakespearean Ayanna Thompson takes readers on a journey through experimental theatre and the tensions that arise between innovation and accessibility. An iconoclastic figure who inspires strong reactions both personally and professionally, Peter Sellars continues to amaze and confound. This book takes readers inside his world for the first time.
The first in-depth look at Peter Sellars, the avant-garde director whose Shakespeare productions have polarized communities and critics. Through extensive interviews and archival work, leading Shakespearean Ayanna Thompson takes readers on a journey through experimental theatre and the tensions that arise between innovation and accessibility. An iconoclastic figure who inspires strong reactions both personally and professionally, Peter Sellars continues to amaze and confound. This book takes readers inside his world for the first time.
