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Theatre Journal 53.3 (2001) 525-531



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Books Received


Listing does not preclude subsequent review. Interested reviewers should send a resume and a letter indicating areas of expertise directly to the Book Review Editor, Dorothy Chansky at The College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, or via electronic mail: dachan@wm.edu (N.B. Those titles preceded by a "*" have been assigned to reviewers).

Acting and Directing

Daniels, Rebecca. Women Stage Directors Speak: Exploring the Influence of Gender on Their Work. Jefferson: McFarland, 2000; pp. 245. $24.00.

Dunmore, Simon. More Alternative Shakespeare Auditions for Women. New York: Routledge, 2000; pp. 120. $12.99.

Earley, Michael, and Phillipa Keil, eds. The Classical Monologue: Women. New York: Routledge, 2001; pp. 145 $12.99.

Féral, Josette. Trajectoires Du Soleil: Autour d'Ariane Mnouchkine. Berlin: Editions Theatrales, 1998; pp. 279. 148 FF.

Harrington, Bob, and Sherry Eaker. The Cabaret Artist's Handbook: Creating Your Own Act in Today's Liveliest Theater Setting. New York: Watson-Guptill, 2000; pp. 176. $18.95.

Henry, Mari Lyn, and Lynne Rogers. How to Be a Working Actor: The Insider's Guide to Finding Jobs in Theater, Film, and Television. New York: Watson-Guptill, 2000; pp. 367. $18.95.

Hodge, Alison, ed. Twentieth Century Actor Training. New York: Routledge, 2000; pp. 251. $20.99.

Hooks, Ed. The Audition Book: Winning Strategies for Breaking into Theater, Film, and Television. New York: Watson-Guptill, 2001; pp. 192. $18.95.

Hurtes, Hettie Lynn. Agents on Actors. New York: Watson-Guptill, 2000; pp. 173. $18.95.

Kaplan, David. Five Approaches to Acting: A Textbook. New York: West Broadway Press, 2001; pp. 365. $65.00 cloth, $39.95 paper.

Kerrigan, Sheila. The Performer's Guide to the Collaborative Process. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 2001; pp. 178. $16.95.

*Krasner, David. Method Acting Reconsidered: Theory, Practice, Future. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000; pp. 312. $59.95 cloth, $18.95 paper.

*Marowitz, Charles. The Other Way: An Alternative Approach to Acting & Directing. New York: Applause Books, 1999; pp. 243. $24.95.

Mock, Roberta. Performing Processes: Creating Live Performance. Portland: Intellect, 2001; pp. 140. $24.95.

Rodenburg, Patsy. The Actor Speaks: Voice and the Performer. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000; pp. 320. $26.95.

Saivetz, Deborah. An Event in Space: JoAnne Akalaitis in Rehearsal. Hanover: Smith and Kraus, 2000; pp. 232. $16.95.

Schafer, Elizabeth. Ms-Directing Shakespeare: Women Direct Shakespeare. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000; pp. 277. $24.95.

Shaw, Bernard Graham. Voice-Overs: A Practical Guide. New York: Routledge, 2001; pp. 100. $23.95.

Sternberg, Patricia, and Antonina Garcia. Sociodrama: Who's in Your Shoes? Westport: Praeger, 2000; pp. 268. $69.95 cloth, $24.95 paper.

Turner, J. Clifford. Voice and Speech in the Theatre. New York: Routledge, 2000; pp. 152. $19.99.

Autobiography and Biography

Behan, Tom. Dario Fo: Revolutionary Theatre. Herndon: Stylus Publishing, 2000; pp. 170. $17.95.

Bloom, Arthur. Joseph Jefferson: Dean of the American Theatre. Savannah: Frederic C. Beil, 2000; pp. 507. $35.00.

Boal, Augusto. Hamlet and the Baker's Son: My Life in Theatre and Politics. New York: Routledge, 2001; pp. 366. $75.00 cloth, $24.95 paper.

Devlin, Albert, and Nancy M. Tischler, eds. The Selected Letters of Tennessee Williams: Volume 1, 1920-1945. New York: New Directions, 2000; pp. 581. $37.00.

DiGaetani, John Louis. Carlo Gozzi: A Life in the 18th Century Venetian Theatre, and Afterlife in Opera. Jefferson: McFarland, 2000; pp. 213. $49.95.

Fields, Armond. Eddie Foy: A Biography. Jefferson: McFarland, 1999; pp. 259. $45.00.

Fields, Armond. James J. Corbett: A Biography of the Heavyweight Boxing Champion and Popular Theater Headliner. Jefferson: McFarland, 2001; pp. 254. $45.00.

McLean, Lorraine Arnal. Dorothy Donnelly: A Life in the Theatre. Jefferson: McFarland, 1999; pp. 214. $38.50.

*Ozieblo, Barbara. Susan Glaspell: A Critical Biography. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2000; pp. 345. $55.00 cloth, $22.50 paper.

Schoots, Hans. Living Dangerously: A Biography of Joris Ivens. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2000; pp. 443. $67.95 cloth, $32.50 paper.

Scott, Virginia. Moliere: A Theatrical Life. New York: Cambridge University Press...

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