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Books by Laurence Senelick
  | | The Changing Room(1st Edition) Sex, Drag and Theatre (Gender in Performance) by Laurence Senelick Paperback, 560 Pages, Published 2000 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-15986-9, ISBN: 0-415-15986-5 "The answers to these questions - and much, much more - are to be found in The Changing Room , which traces the origins and variations of theatrical cross-dressing through the ages and across cultures. It examines: * tribal rituals and shamanic practices in the Balkans and Chinese-Tibet * the gender-bending elements of Greek and early Christian religion * the homosexual appeal of the boy actor on the traditional stage of China, Japan ..." |
 | | The Seagull(1st Edition) (Stage Edition Series) by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Laurence Senelick, Anton Chekov, Anton Checkhov Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2010 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-33817-1, ISBN: 0-393-33817-7 "“Senelick’s accomplishment is astounding.”―Library Journal Anton Chekhov is a unique force in modern drama, his works cherished for their brilliant wit and insight into the human condition. In this stunning new translation of one of Chekhov’s most popular and beloved plays, Laurence Senelick presents a fresh perspective on the master playwright and his groundbreaking dramas. He brings this timeless trial of art and love to life as memor ..." |
 | | The American Stage(1st Edition) Writing on Theater from Washington Irving to Tony Kushner (Library of America, No. 203) by Laurence Senelick, John Lithgow, Washington Irving, Mark Twain, Henry James, Tony Kushner, Charles Sprague, William Dunlap, Frances Trollope, Alexis De Tocqueville, Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman, Philip Hone, Anna Cora Mowatt, Charles King Newcomb, Olive Logan, Edward P. Hingston Hardcover, 850 Pages, Published 2010 by Library Of America ISBN-13: 978-1-59853-069-8, ISBN: 1-59853-069-0 "Here is the story, told firsthand through electric, deeply engaged writing, of America’s living theater, high and low, mainstream and experimental. Drawing on history, criticism, memoir, fiction, poetry, and parody, editor Laurence Senelick presents writers with the special knack “to distill both the immediate experience and the recollected impression, to draw the reader into the charmed circle and conjure up what has already vanished.” ..." |
 | | The A to Z of Russian Theater (The A to Z Guide Series) by Laurence Senelick Paperback, 626 Pages, Published 2010 by Scarecrow Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-7620-0, ISBN: 0-8108-7620-5 "Despite constant hindrance from government interference and control, the Russian theater has produced many memorable playwrights, schools of thought, and plays, whose influence can be seen throughout the world. Nikolai Gogol's The Inspector, Maksim Gor'kii's The Lower Depths, and Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard remain staples of repertories in every language. The ideas of Konstantin Stanislavskii, Vsevolod Meierkhol'd, and Mikhail Ch ..." |
 | | The Chekhov Theatre(Updated) A Century of the Plays in Performance by Laurence Senelick Paperback, 460 Pages, Published 2000 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-78395-8, ISBN: 0-521-78395-X "This is the first cross-cultural study of Chekhov's plays in production. Many now consider Chekhov a playwright equal to Shakespeare, and this book studies how the reputation evolved, and how the presentation of his plays varied and altered from their initial productions in Russia to the most recent postmodern deconstructions of them. Particular attention is given to the staging of Chekhov in Russia before and after the Revolution, and ..." |
 | | The Complete Plays(Reprint) by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Laurence Senelick, Anton Chekov, Antón Chékhov Paperback, 1,136 Pages, Published 2007 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-33069-4, ISBN: 0-393-33069-9 ""The most complete collection of the Russian playwright's repertoire."—VogueThis stunning new translation presents the only truly complete edition of the plays of one of the greatest dramatists in history. Anton Chekhov is a unique force in modern drama, his works interpreted and adapted internationally and beloved for their brilliant wit and understanding of the human condition. This volume contains work never previously tran ..." |
 | | The Cherry Orchard (Stage Edition Series) by Anton Chekhov, Laurence Senelick Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2010 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-33816-4, ISBN: 0-393-33816-9 "“Senelick’s accomplishment is astounding.”―Library Journal Anton Chekhov is a unique force in modern drama, his works cherished for their brilliant wit and insight into the human condition. In this stunning new translation of one of Chekhov’s most popular and beloved plays, Laurence Senelick presents a fresh perspective on the master playwright and his groundbreaking dramas. He brings this timeless trial of art and love to life as memor ..." |
 | | Three Sisters (Stage Edition Series) by Anton Chekhov, Laurence Senelick Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2010 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-33814-0, ISBN: 0-393-33814-2 "“Senelick’s accomplishment is astounding.”―Library Journal Anton Chekhov is a unique force in modern drama, his works cherished for their brilliant wit and insight into the human condition. In this stunning new translation of one of Chekhov’s most popular and beloved plays, Laurence Senelick presents a fresh perspective on the master playwright and his groundbreaking dramas. He brings this timeless trial of art and love to life as memor ..." |
 | | National Theatre in Northern and Eastern Europe, 1746-1900 (Theatre in Europe: A Documentary History) by Laurence Senelick, Peter Bilton Hardcover, 512 Pages, Published 1991 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-24446-6, ISBN: 0-521-24446-3 "This book chronicles the emergence of a national feeling in the theatres of Northern and Eastern Europe from the mid-eighteenth to the late nineteenth centuries. Using original documents and sources, including architects' plans, royal edicts, censors' reports, contemporary journalism, directors' blocking notes, memoirs and letters, this volume provides a chronological exploration of theatrical trends in eight countries. The documents re ..." |
 | | A Coloring Book of the Sleeping Beauty Ballet by Mr. Laurence Senelick, Professor Laurence Senelick, David Brownell Paperback, 50 Pages, Published 1979 by Bellerophon Books ISBN-13: 978-0-88388-045-6, ISBN: 0-88388-045-8 |
 | | Dead souls a comic epic in two parts based on the novel by Nikolay Gogol by Laurence Senelick, Nikolai Gogol, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich Gogolʹ Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 1984 by Broadway Play Pub ISBN-13: 978-0-88145-016-3, ISBN: 0-88145-016-2 "Book by Nikolai Gogol, Laurence Senelick" |
 | | Anton Chekhov's Selected Plays(2nd Edition) by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Mr Laurence Senelick, Laurence Senelick, Laurence Chekhov Senelick, Anton Chekov, Antón Chékhov, Professor Laurence Senelick Paperback, 720 Pages, Published 2004 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-92465-7, ISBN: 0-393-92465-3 "Anton Chekhov revolutionized Russian theater through his inimitable portrayals of characters faced with complex moral dilemmas. This Norton Critical Edition includes five of Chekhov's major playsIvanov, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchardand three early one-act farces that inform his later workThe Bear, The Wedding, and The Celebration. Laurence Senelick's masterful translations closely preserve Chekhov's ..." |
 | | Gender in Perfomance(1st Edition) The Presentation of Difference in the Performing Arts by Laurence Senelick Paperback, 372 Pages, Published 1992 by Tufts ISBN-13: 978-0-87451-604-3, ISBN: 0-87451-604-8 "Format Paperback Subject Performing Arts Theater Publisher University Press of New England" |
 | | Historical Dictionary of Russian Theatre(2nd Edition) (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts) by Mr Laurence Senelick Hardcover, 692 Pages, Published 2015 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-4926-4, ISBN: 1-4422-4926-9 |
 | | The Age and Stage of George L. Fox, 1825-1877(1st Edition) by Laurence Senelick Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 1988 by Tufts ISBN-13: 978-0-87451-433-9, ISBN: 0-87451-433-9 "Senelick's biography of the panto clown Laff Fox, renowned in his time as America's funniest performer, brings this most popular and most tragic legend to life. In his new essay to this expanded edition, Senelick draws upon recent discoveries and insights to further animate Fox's remarkable career." |
 | | Serf Actor The Life and Art of Mikhail Shchepkin (Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studies) by Laurence Senelick Hardcover, 305 Pages, Published 1984 by Praeger ISBN-13: 978-0-313-22494-2, ISBN: 0-313-22494-3 |
 | | Cabaret Performance Volume II Europe 1920-1940 Sketches, Songs, Monologues, Memoirs by Professor Laurence Senelick, Laurence Senelick, Paj Publications Paperback, 285 Pages, Published 1993 by Paj Publications ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-4543-7, ISBN: 0-8018-4543-2 "Contents: Works by Jean Cocteau, Karl Valentin, Erika Mann, Ferenc Molnár, and others." |
 | | Jacques Offenbach and the Making of Modern Culture by Laurence Senelick Paperback, 370 Pages, Published 2020 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-108-81402-7, ISBN: 1-108-81402-6 "Offenbach's operas were a significant force for cultural change, both in his own time and in the decades to follow. In this book, Laurence Senelick demonstrates the ways in which this musical phenomenon took hold globally, with Offenbach's work offering an alternative, irreverent, sexualized view of life which audiences found liberating, both personally and socially. In the theatre, the composer also inspired cutting-edge innovations in ..." |
 | | Jacques Offenbach and the Making of Modern Culture by Laurence Senelick 371 Pages, Published 2017 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-108-32624-7, ISBN: 1-108-32624-2 "Laurence Senelick. According to Nestroy The Viennese had no difficulty seeing themselves in Offenbach's mirror, for Nestroy, as early as the 1840s, had blazed the trail with his realistic topical comedies, biting satires, and parodies. ... to Viennese life, Nestroy revised the dialogue to such an extent that the theatre historian Otto Rommel, on examining the manuscript, declared “Nestroy's revisions to the prose dialogue made so s ..." |
 | | Historical Dictionary of Russian Theatre by Laurence Senelick 692 Pages, Published 2015 by Rowman & Littlefield ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-4927-1, ISBN: 1-4422-4927-7 "Gor'kii settles permanently in the USSR; publishes Dostigaev and Others. Death of Lunacharskii. In Soviet theatres 248 “Soviet” plays staged, including Vasilii Shkvarkin's Father Unknown; Gor'kii's Dostigaev and Others; Gor'kii's Mother at the Krasnaia Presnaia Theatre; Gor'kii's Into the World at MAT, directed by Nikolai Kedrov. Tairov stages Vishnevskii's Optimistic Tragedy, Sophie Treadwell's Machinal at Kamernii; Vishnevskii cr ..." |
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