The Marowitz Compendium by Charles Marowitz

The Marowitz Compendium by Charles Marowitz

Charles Marowitz was the first American to direct at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the first American to direct at the Czech National Theatre (while collaborating with Vaclav Havel). Known as a maverick playwright, director, and critic, he nurtured numerous figures who have come to shape contemporary theatre and larger society. Without Marowitz the theories and ideas of Antonin Artaud would remain obscure. The entire trajectory and ecology of theatre and performance since the 1960s have been considerably influenced by this alone. The present-day popularity of 'immersive theater' was a mode of performance introduced to the British theatre by Charles Marowitz and Allan Kaprow in the famous 'Happening' at the 1963 Edinburgh Drama Conference. In 1968 Marowitz started the Open Space Theatre on Tottenham Court Road in collaboration with Thelma Holt. There is a gap in our collective understanding of this important figure and a gap in currently available literature about him. The Marowitz Compendium seeks to spark a revaluation. The audience for this book includes students, postgraduates, specialists and general readers interested in drama and the history of contemporary theatre.

Charles Marowitz is the artistic director of the Malibu Stage Company and co-director of the Royal Shakespeare Company Experimental Group with Peter Brook. Many West End productions under his direction include world debuts of works by Saul Bellow, Joe Orton, and Sam Shepard. His free Shakespeare adaptations have been published all around the world and compiled in The Marowitz Shakespeare. Marowitz has served as the Los Angeles Times' Drama Critic in Chief. He has been a contributor to a number of periodicals, including the Herald Examiner. He has also taught Professional Acting Seminars at Heidelberg, Stuttgart, Wiesabden, Oslo, and Stockholm, as well as colleges, universities, and drama schools around the United Kingdom.

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ISBN 13	9783838214610
ISBN 10	3838214617
Title	The Marowitz Compendium
Author	Charles Marowitz
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Year published	2021-04-27
Number of pages	240
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