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• catalog abstract "Theater at the Margins: Text and the Poststructured Stage investigates recent German and American texts in relation to contemporary critical theory. Focusing on the work of writers Kathy Acker, Frank Chin, Caryl Churchill, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Richard Foreman, Elaine Jackson, Cherrie Moraga, and Wallace Shawn, the book explains how these nontraditionalists challenge the presumptions of traditional dramatic writing and contribute to a unique theatrical sensibility. The introduction to Theater at the Margins situates contemporary post-structuralist, ethnic, and feminist theory in relation to theater and the dramatic text, with specific reference to Derrida's concept of "the margin." Subsequent chapters apply this thinking to specific texts, including Pandering to the Masses; Garbage, The City and Death; The Chickencoop Chinaman; and Giving Up the Ghost. A concluding chapter summarizes these readings and suggests how they might be useful for theater practitioners. The theoretical issues covered are central to both contemporary critical discourse and theatrical practice. By investigating the notion of "margins," of the places in which the dramatic text begins to unravel its ontotheological heritage, MacDonald shows how the possibility for staging philosophy's "Other" emerges. He makes clear, however, that staging this Other is not simply a concern of philosophy; instead, he raises the possibility of a heterogeneous theater that would accentuate the historical and political background of a particular group while at the same time making room for competing voices. Theater at the Margins argues that this heterogeneity of texts could create a theater that would be responsive and responsible to a world no longer defined by a particular center.".
• catalog contributor b4807855.
• catalog created "c1993.".
• catalog date "1993".
• catalog date "c1993.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
• catalog description "Ch. 1. On the Margins: Post-Structuralist Theater -- Ch. 2. Phantoms of Theater: Closure in the Plays of Richard Foreman and Rainer Werner Fassbinder -- Ch. 3. In Homini Memoriam: Caryl Churchill, Wallace Shawn, Kathy Acker, and the Ends of Man -- Ch. 4. "The Fractured I [does not equal] the Dissolved Self": Ethnic Identity in Frank Chin and Cherrie Moraga -- Ch. 5. Writing beyond the Vanishing Point: Theorizing Theater.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-199) and index.".
• catalog description "Theater at the Margins: Text and the Poststructured Stage investigates recent German and American texts in relation to contemporary critical theory. Focusing on the work of writers Kathy Acker, Frank Chin, Caryl Churchill, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Richard Foreman, Elaine Jackson, Cherrie Moraga, and Wallace Shawn, the book explains how these nontraditionalists challenge the presumptions of traditional dramatic writing and contribute to a unique theatrical sensibility. The introduction to Theater at the Margins situates contemporary post-structuralist, ethnic, and feminist theory in relation to theater and the dramatic text, with specific reference to Derrida's concept of "the margin." Subsequent chapters apply this thinking to specific texts, including Pandering to the Masses; Garbage, The City and Death; The Chickencoop Chinaman; and Giving Up the Ghost. A concluding chapter summarizes these readings and suggests how they might be useful for theater practitioners. The theoretical issues covered are central to both contemporary critical discourse and theatrical practice. By investigating the notion of "margins," of the places in which the dramatic text begins to unravel its ontotheological heritage, MacDonald shows how the possibility for staging philosophy's "Other" emerges. He makes clear, however, that staging this Other is not simply a concern of philosophy; instead, he raises the possibility of a heterogeneous theater that would accentuate the historical and political background of a particular group while at the same time making room for competing voices. Theater at the Margins argues that this heterogeneity of texts could create a theater that would be responsive and responsible to a world no longer defined by a particular center.".
• catalog extent "202 p. ;".
• catalog hasFormat "Theater at the margins.".
• catalog identifier "0472103113".
• catalog isFormatOf "Theater at the margins.".
• catalog isPartOf "Theater--theory/text/performance".
• catalog issued "1993".
• catalog issued "c1993.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press,".
• catalog relation "Theater at the margins.".
• catalog subject "792/.022 20".
• catalog subject "Deconstruction.".
• catalog subject "Experimental drama History and criticism.".
• catalog subject "Experimental theater.".
• catalog subject "PN2193.E86 M33 1993".
• catalog subject "Postmodernism (Literature)".
• catalog subject "Theater Philosophy.".
• catalog subject "Theater and society.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Ch. 1. On the Margins: Post-Structuralist Theater -- Ch. 2. Phantoms of Theater: Closure in the Plays of Richard Foreman and Rainer Werner Fassbinder -- Ch. 3. In Homini Memoriam: Caryl Churchill, Wallace Shawn, Kathy Acker, and the Ends of Man -- Ch. 4. "The Fractured I [does not equal] the Dissolved Self": Ethnic Identity in Frank Chin and Cherrie Moraga -- Ch. 5. Writing beyond the Vanishing Point: Theorizing Theater.".
• catalog title "Theater at the margins : text and the post-structured stage / Erik MacDonald.".
• catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
• catalog type "text".