ISBN10: 0472055771, ISBN13: 9780472055777, [publisher: University of Michigan Press 2023-01-30, Ann Arbor] Softcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2023]

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ISBN10: 0472055771, ISBN13: 9780472055777, [publisher: The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor] Softcover Paperback. Latinx peoples and culture have permeated Shakespearean performance in the United States for over 75 yearsa phenomenon that, until now, has been largely overlooked as Shakespeare studies has taken a global turn in recent years. Author Carla Della Gatta argues that theater-makers and historians must acknowledge this presence and influence in order to truly engage the complexity of American Shakespeares. Latinx Shakespeares investigates the history, dramaturgy, and language of the more than 140 Latinx-themed Shakespearean productions in the United States since the 1960sthe era of West Side Story. This first-ever book of Latinx representation in the most-performed playwrights canon offers a new methodology for reading ethnic theater looks beyond the visual to prioritize aural signifiers such as music, accents, and the Spanish language. The books focus is on textual adaptations or performances in which Shakespearean plays, stories, or characters are made Latinx through stage techniques, aesthetics, processes for art-making (including casting), and modes of storytelling. The case studies range from performances at large repertory theaters to small community theaters and from established directors to emerging playwrights. To analyze these productions, the book draws on interviews with practitioners, script analysis, first-hand practitioner insight, and ...