{"product_id":"theatre-the-usa","title":"Theatre \u0026 The Usa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow is the individual and the ‘nation’ constructed and promoted in American theatre? \u003c\/i\u003eHow does theatre enable a nation to invent and reinvent itself\u003ci\u003e? Who are the ‘people’ in ‘We the People’?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis brief study examines the intersection of the USA’s sense of self with its theatre, revealing how the two have an entangled history and a shared identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough case studies of six canonical plays and musicals, such as \u003ci\u003eUncle Tom’s Cabin\u003c\/i\u003e (1852),\u003ci\u003e Oklahoma! (\u003c\/i\u003e1943), \u003ci\u003eAngels in America\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), and \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), \u003ci\u003eTheatre and the USA\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how all six of these plays sparked controversy, spoke to their moment, and became canonical texts, arguing that that the histories of these plays are the history of the USA’s theatrical infrastructure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57305938198910,"sku":"NW9781350332775","price":12.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781350332775.jpg?v=1778519066","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/theatre-the-usa","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}