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Category Archives: Theater
Interview With Cultural Historian William Grange (6-21-21)
Professor William Grange, 74, published the following books: * The Business of American Theatre (2020) * Cabaret (Forms of Drama) (2021) * Historical Dictionary of German Theater (2015) * A Primer in Theatre History: From the Greeks to the Spanish … Continue reading
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Hitler Laughing: Comedy in the Third Reich (6-21-21)
00:00 Cultural historian William Grange 01:00 Alexander Technique 03:00 My 2007 interview with William Grange 07:00 Aging and cognitive power 09:30 Writers block 12:00 American identity 15:00 African-American identity 20:00 The civil rights revolution 22:00 American theater and American identity … Continue reading
Posted in Adolf Hitler, America, F. Roger Devlin, Germany, Nationalism, Theater
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Is Theater A Racial Thing?
REPORT: One of the UK’s most distinguished actors has been criticized for claiming theater is a “white invention” that is ingrained in the DNA of the Caucasian race. Dame Janet Suzman, known for her Shakespearean roles, was responding to the … Continue reading
What Is The Point Of Theater?
I ask Broadway producer Avi Borenstein: "What does the medium do better than movies or TV or the novel?" Avi replies: Let me offer an analogy. Why does anyone go to a football game in a stadium on a cold, wet … Continue reading
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What’s The Point Of Plays?
Why do people go to plays? What can plays do that movies can’t? Are they like ugly girls in that they try harder? I need to know. There must be something special about plays. Historian Paul Johnson says in his … Continue reading
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Why Do All Plays These Days Feature Either Gays, Jews Or AIDS?
What’s going on here? What do all these afflictions have in common? Some plays have all three themes such as.Angels in America. It was interesting. I can understand why some people went crazy for it. I bet Dr. William Pierce … Continue reading
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