Upstaged: Making Theatre in a Media Age

Broadway or Hollywood? That is the question. What do stage actors, directors, playwrights, critics and other theatre professionals think about theatre in the age dominated by movies and television? Anne Nicholson Weber has sought answers from an extraordinary cast.Exploring subjects ranging from conviction to realism, continuity to point of view, Shakespeare to love scenes, and many other topics, these thoughtful interviews examine how today's theatre people make theatre work. The author's subjects include, among others, Julie Taymor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Linda Edmond, Adrian Lester, Tony Kushner, Simon Callow and Spalding Gray.Whether or not theatre is upstaged by film and electronic entertainments, those who love theatre will find wisdom and support in this highly readable book.