Performing Writing: Inscribing Theatre

Sidnell explores the use of "non-dramatic" literary genres in theater, such as a production based on the writings of novelist Jack Kerouac. Sidnell believes that using works not written for the theater can be liberating because the works are not constrained by preconceptions about what is...

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Published inModern drama Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 547 - 557
Main Author Sidnell, Michael J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Toronto [etc.] University of Toronto Press 01.12.1996
A. M. Hakkert Ltd. [etc.]
Graduate Centre for Study of Drama
Subjects
Drama
History & criticism
Kerouac, Jack (1922-1969)
Literary criticism
Literary genres
Literature
Theater
Theater criticism
New York
Canada
Montreal Quebec Canada
United States > US
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Summary:Sidnell explores the use of "non-dramatic" literary genres in theater, such as a production based on the writings of novelist Jack Kerouac. Sidnell believes that using works not written for the theater can be liberating because the works are not constrained by preconceptions about what is "stage worthy."
ISSN:0026-7694
1712-5286
1712-5286
DOI:10.1353/mdr.1996.0095