David Griffiths 
Italian Commedia and Please be Gentle 

A History of Contemporary Stage Combat chronicles the development of stage combat from the origins of the Society of British Fight Directors in 1969 to the modern day. Featuring interviews with s …

The noted literary critic delves into the psychology and significance of American hardboiled crime fiction and film noir of the 1930s and ’40s. Early in the twentieth century, American crime no …

"The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle vol. 1" is a picaresque book written via Tobias Smollett from Scotland. The book is set a young, stubborn aristocrat named Peregrine Pickle and his …

"Cynthia’s Revels: Or, The Fountain of Self-Love" is a satirical play written by means of Ben Jonson. Set in the courtroom of Queen Elizabeth I, the play explores the themes of self-love, …

Hailed as one of the most talented playwrights to have emerged in the late 2000s, Mike Bartlett’s diverse range of plays strike at the heart of the various crises predominant in the early …

Grounded equally in discussions of theater history, literary genre, and theory, Martin Puchner”s Stage Fright: Modernism, Anti-Theatricality, and Drama explores the conflict between avant-garde thea …

Amid enormous changes in higher education, audience and music listener preferences, and the relevant career marketplace, music faculty are increasingly aware of the need to reimagine classical music …

The Voice Coach”s Toolkit identifies the primary professional vocal coaching opportunities and the avenues by which a student or early career coach can navigate the vocation. For purposes of this …

Stagecraft Fundamentals, Fourth Edition, is an entry-level how-to guide and reference on backstage theatre, covering every aspect of basic theatre production. The history of stagecraft, safety pr …

Decentered Playwriting investigates new and alternative strategies for dramatic writing that incorporate non-Western, Indigenous, and underrepresented storytelling techniques and traditions while dee …