{"product_id":"theatre-symposium-volume-31-theatre-and-the-popular-paperback-softback-9780817370183","title":"Theatre Symposium, Volume 31; Theatre and the Popular (Paperback \/ softback) 9780817370183","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTheatre Symposium, Volume 31\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTheatre and the Popular\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChase Bringardner (Edited by), Chase Bringardner (Introduction by), Mysia Anderson (Contributions by), Chase Bringardner (Contributions by), Elizabeth M. Cizmar (Contributions by), Chelsea Curto (Contributions by), Janet M. Davis (Contributions by), Tom Fish (Contributions by), Kyla Kazuschyk (Contributions by), Sarah McCarroll (Contributions by), Eleanor Owicki (Contributions by), Sunny Stalter-Pace (Contributions by), Chelsea Taylor (Contributions by), Chris Woodworth (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780817370183\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 June 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e160 pages, 7 b\u0026amp;w photos\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new issue of the longstanding theatre journal, documenting conversations that traverse disciplinary boundaries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The essays in the thirty-first volume of \u003ci\u003eTheatre Symposium\u003c\/i\u003e traverse disciplinary boundaries to explore what constitutes the “popular” in theater and performance in an increasingly frenetic and mediated landscape. Amid the current resurgence of populist discourse and the enduring impact of popular culture, this volume explores what is considered popular, how that determination gets made, and who makes it. The answers to these questions shape the structures and systems of performance in an interaction that is reciprocal, intricate, and multifaceted. Productions often succeed or fail based on their ability to align with what is popular--sometimes productively, sometimes clumsily, sometimes brazenly, and sometimes tragically.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In our current moment, what constitutes the popular profoundly affects the real world politically, economically, and socially. Controversies about the electoral college system hinge on the primacy of the “popular” vote. Streaming services daily update lists of their most popular content and base future decisions on opaque measures of popularity. Social media platforms broadcast popular content across the globe, triggering new products, social activism, and political revolutions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The contributors to this volume engage with a range of contemporary and historical examples and argue with clarity and acuity the interplay of performance and the popular. Theatre and performance deeply engage with the popular at every level--from audience response to box office revenue. The variety of methodologies and sites of inquiry showcased in this volume demonstrates the breadth and depth of the popular and the importance of such work to understanding our present moment onstage and off.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTRIBUTORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mysia Anderson \/ Chase Bringardner \/ Elizabeth M. Cizmar \/ Chelsea Curto \/ Janet M. Davis \/ Tom Fish \/ Kyla Kazuschyk \/ Sarah McCarroll \/ Eleanor Owicki \/ Sunny Stalter-Pace \/ Chelsea Taylor \/ Chris Woodworth\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52574472044824,"sku":"9780817370183","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/theatre-symposium-volume-31-theatre-and-the-popular-paperback-softback-9780817370183","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}