Performing Arts

Black women's work in television has been, since the beginning, a negotiation. Black Women and the Changing Television Landscape explores the steps black women, as actors, directors, and producers, have taken to improve representations of black people on the small screen. Beginning with The...

The director and cowriter of some of the world's most iconic films--including Double Indemnity, Sunset Blvd., Some Like It Hot, and The Apartment--Billy Wilder earned acclaim as American cinema's greatest social satirist. Though an influential fixture in Hollywood, Wilder always saw himself as an...

Javier Espinoza manages a young rock band short on money to record their debut album. When the slog of playing their hearts out for tiny crowds in Texas border towns gets to be too much, a dangerous idea takes hold of Javier: smuggling migrants...

Author: Nancy Olson LivingstonPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublished: 03/05/2024Pages: 402Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.36lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.11dISBN: 9781985900387

★ "Zevi is Jewish, and this important part of his identity is skillfully woven throughout the narrative. This hi-lo title excels in the genre, packaging an accessible, dyslexia-friendly text with a compelling plot and likable protagonist whose journey readers will happily follow. Highly recommended."...

A behind-the-scenes look into the creation and legacy of The West Wing as told by cast members Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack, with compelling insights from cast and crew exploring what made the show what it was and how its impassioned commitment to service...

Author: Taryn DryfhoutPublisher: Bluestocking Books NzPublished: 01/19/2024Pages: 114Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.36lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24dISBN: 9780473706166This title is not returnable

The Nibroc Trilogy comprises three plays ("Last Train to Nibroc," "See Rock City," "Gulf View Drive") by award-winning playwright Arlene Hutton. All three scripts follow a Kentucky couple through stages of the life they share. Hutton's plays have been performed widely in the U.S....

Meet the WellieWishers, a sweet and silly group of girls who each have the same big, bright wish: to be a good friend. Join them in playful early chapter books, as they step into their colorful garden boots, and get ready for stomping in...

'You're my special girl.' It's such a bloody cliché. Larry said that, he said, 'it's a cliché'. He could've said, you're my favourite one. Or you're the one I love the most. But then love could mean something else, couldn't it? The whole family...

The Fake Food Cookbook: Props You Can't Eat for Theatre, Film, and TV contains step by step instructions on how to create the most realistic prop food for a theatrical production. From appetizers such as oysters on a half shell and chicken wings, entrees...

The Expert at the Card Table by S.W. Erdnase is more than just a book, it's a legendary treasure trove of secrets and techniques that has inspired generations of magicians and card enthusiasts. Erdnase's masterpiece is a comprehensive guide to the art of card...

This new edition provides an expanded, comprehensive history of African American theatre, from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Including discussions of slave rebellions on the national stage, African Americans on Broadway, the Harlem Renaissance, African American women dramatists, and the New...

In The Age of Shakespeare, Frank Kermode uses the history and culture of the Elizabethan era to enlighten us about William Shakespeare and his poetry and plays. Opening with the big picture of the religious and dynastic events that defined England in the age...

Dive into more than 30 pages of colorful joy, stepping into the lively universe of Taylor Swift! Transform into an artist in the world of comic books-pick up your favorite crayons and savor the journey. TidalWave Comics presents an exceptional comic book and coloring...

Fourth edition of this popular guide, that has sold over 15,000 copies, updated and expanded to include the latest Ghibli productions: Earwig and the Witch (2020) and How Do You Live? (2023)The animations of Japan's Studio Ghibli are among the most respected in the...

While histories of Czech cinema often highlight the quality of Czechoslovak New Wave films made in the 1960s, post-socialist Czech cinema receives little attention. Through a methodology of historical reception, Stories between Tears and Laughter explores how attitudes towards post-socialist Czech cinema have shifted...

Charles Aidman, conceived from Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River AnthologyDramatic Platform Readings w/incidental music, songs Characters: 3 male, 2 femaleBare Stage.Via musical interludes, we are introduced in a cemetery to the ghosts of those who were inhabitants of this town, and whose secrets have...

First critical biography of this visionary artist written by a dance scholarSimone Forti, groundbreaking improvisor, has spent a lifetime weaving together the movement of her mind with the movement of her body to create a unique oeuvre situated at the intersection of dancing and...

Author: Qui NguyenPublisher: Samuel French, Inc.Published: 05/12/2020Pages: 74Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.15dISBN: 9780573708848This title is not returnable