To Repair the World by Mary B Robinson
This book is a biography in the form of an oral history about a woman whose founding of Arena Stage in Washington DC in 1950 shifted live professional theater away from Broadway and inspired the creation of non-profit theaters around the country.“Zelda Fichandler’s mind and personality spring to life in To Repair the World, a riveting oral history filled with moving recollections and surprising anecdotes on every pageZelda’s path-breaking career and tenacious vision continue to inspire.”
––Howard Shalwitz, Artistic Director Emeritus, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
“Zelda curated an environment for growth and self-reflection, and I’m deeply grateful for that. She inspired you on your journey to find your life tools.”
––Mahershala Ali, Academy Award-winning actor
“To Repair the World deftly weaves together interviews with Zelda Fichandler’s own writing to provide an invigorating, nuanced, and timely look at the birth of a movement that changed the way Americans think about theater.”
––Carey Perloff, former Artistic Director, American Conservatory Theater
Mary B. Robinson headed an undergraduate directing program at New York University (under the auspices of Playwrights Horizons Theater School) from 1999–2014. She has directed 70 productions at non-profit theaters (including Arena Stage, Manhattan Theatre Club, Second Stage, and Seattle Repertory Company), from 1981 to the present. She was one of 50 directors (along with Zelda Fichandler) featured in American Women Stage Directors of the Twentieth Century (University of Illinois Press, 2008). Author of Directing Plays, Directing People: A Collaborative Art, published by Smith & Kraus in 2012.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781032580913 |
| ISBN 10 | 1032580917 |
| Title | To Repair the World |
| Author | Mary B Robinson |
| Series | Routledge Advances In Theatre And Performance Studies |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2024-04-05 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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