The History of Prairie Theatre No.2
The Development of Theatre in Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan 1833-1982
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1984
- Category
- General
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780889241213
- Publish Date
- Jan 1984
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Description
This comprehensive picture of theatrical activity in all its forms in the prairies from the pioneer years to the early 1980s includes the change from the touring companies to the movies, shows Chautauqua started and stopped, and the establishment of the educational courses at all levels to encourage the rise of the professional theatres today. Playwrighting and the choice of plays which dominated the stage at that time is recorded.
About the author
Ross Stuart studied theatre at the University of Alberta, completed his M.F.A. at Carnegie-Mellon University, and his Ph.D. at the University of Toronto. He helped establish the Department of Fine Arts at York University where he served as Chairman of the Theatre Department.