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1	The Great Stage Directors: 100 Distinguished Careers of the Theater more books like this by Samuel L Leiter, Simon Callow (Foreword by) International in scope, this book encompasses a range of artists, past and present, including: avant-gardists, deconstructionists, text worshippers, director-choreographers, and classical revivalists. It examines the contributions of influential and accomplished men and women stage directors. There are contributions on JoAnne Akalaitis, David ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.50! \| first editions
2	The Art of Kabuki: Famous Plays in Performance more books like this by Samuel L Leiter see all copies from $2.95! first editions
3	Affirmative Action in Antidiscrimi: An Overview and Synthesis more books like this by Samuel Leiter, William M Leiter Affirmative action has been and continues to be the flashpoint of America's civil rights agenda. Yet while the affirmative action literature is voluminous, no comprehensive account of its major legal and public policy dimensions exists. Samuel and William M. Leiter examine the origin and growth of affirmative action, its impact on American society ... see all copies from $11.95! new only from $28.00! \| SVS
4	Encyclopedia of Asian Theatre more books like this by Samuel L Leiter From puppets to living players and musical speech to colloquial prose, Asian theatre is a rich world of contrasting expressions. While it has thrived for centuries and embodies the folk traditions of the Asian people, it also reflects contemporary concerns and innovative theatrical practices. At a time when Asia is of tremendous importance in the ... see all copies from $82.29! new only from $88.28!
5	The Man Who Saved Kabuki: Faubion Bowers and Theatre Censorship in Occupied Japan more books like this by Shiro Okamoto, Samuel L Leiter (Translator) As part of its programme to promote democracy in Japan after World War II, the American Occupation, headed by General Douglas MacArthur, undertook to enforce rigid censorship policies aimed at eliminating all traces of feudal thought in media and entertainment, including kabuki. Faubion Bowers (1917-1999), who served as personal aide and ... see all copies from $7.90! new only from $7.90! \| SVS
6	A Kabuki Reader: History and Performance more books like this by Samuel L Leiter (Editor) Unique in any Western language, this is an invaluable resource for the study of one of the world's great theatrical forms. It includes essays by established experts on Kabuki as well as younger scholars now entering the field, and provides a comprehensive survey of the history of Kabuki; how it is written, produced, staged, and performed; and its ... see all copies from $30.59! new only from $41.94! \| first editions \| SVS
7	From Belasco to Brook: Representative Directors of the English-Speaking Stage more books like this by Samuel L Leiter This multifaceted study, the companion volume to Leiter's "From Stanislavsky to Barrault - Representative Directors of the European Stage", provides accounts of the careers and accomplishments of eight directors of the English-speaking stage as well as separate bibliographies and chronologies of each. Samuel L.Leiter selected directors David ... see all copies from $107.54! new only from $138.01! \| first editions
8	Affirmative Action in Antidiscriminat: An Overview and Synthesis more books like this by Samuel Leiter, William M Leiter Affirmative action has been and continues to be the flashpoint of America's civil rights agenda. Yet while the affirmative action literature is voluminous, no comprehensive account of its major legal and public policy dimensions exists. Samuel and William M. Leiter examine the origin and growth of affirmative action, its impact on American society ... see all copies from $64.95! new only from $75.64! \| SVS
9	The Art of Kabuki: Five Famous Plays more books like this by Samuel L Leiter Complete texts of Benten Kozo, Pulling the Carriage Apart and The Village School, Shunkan, and Naozamurai. Commentary on each play by actors and critics. Nearly 100 photographs. see all copies from $12.50! new only from $15.84! \| SVS
10	Ten Seasons: New York Theatre in the Seventies more books like this by Samuel L Leiter This volume presents a broad picture of the theatrical controversies, developments, and talents of the 1970s. Among the many topics discussed are the avant-garde's stretching of the traditional boundaries, the redefinition of the musical theatre, the expansion of Off Off-Broadway productions, institutionalized and subsidized productions, the ... see all copies from $3.60! first editions
11	Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre more books like this by Samuel L Leiter "The Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre" explains the origins, traces the developments of Japanese theatre, and shows how, while clinging to its roots, it has also kept up with the times. This is done through a general introduction, a chronology, and hundreds of dictionary entries, all of which can be supplemented by consulting ... see all copies from $69.00! new only from $69.00!
12 view cover	The Encyclopedia of the New York Stage, 1930-1940 more books like this by Samuel L Leiter The second volume in a series devoted to the New York stage in the 20th century. It provides a description of approximately 1800 theatrical productions given in the New York professional theatre during the decade 1930-1940. Every legitimate theatre production - including plays, musicals, revues and revivals - is chronicled in an easily referenced, ... see all copies from $93.86! new only from $294.13!
13 view cover	Darkness and Desire, 1804-1864 more books like this by James R Brandon (Editor), Samuel L Leiter (Editor) Darkness and Desire, 1804-1864, is the third volume in a monumental new series - the first collection of kabuki play translations to be published in nearly a quarter of a century. Fifty-one plays, published in four volumes, vividly trace kabuki's changing relations to Japanese society during the premodern era. The fourteen plays translated in ... see all copies from $42.50! new only from $60.00! \| SVS
14 view cover	Kabuki Plays on Stage more books like this by James R Brandon (Editor), Samuel L Leiter (Editor) Kabuki Plays On Stage represents a monumental achievement in Japanese theatre studies, being the first collection of kabuki play translations to be published in twenty-five years. Fifty-one plays, published in four volumes, vividly trace kabuki's changing relations to Japanese society during the premodern era. Volume 1 consists of thirteen plays ... see all copies from $29.31! new only from $39.00! \| first editions
15	From Stanislavsky to Barrault: Representative Directors of the European Stage more books like this by Samuel L. Leiter The careers, directing accomplishments, ideas and techniques of six directors of the European stage are surveyed in this study: Konstantin Stanislavsky, Vsevolod Meyerhold, Max Reinhardt, Jacques Copeau, Bertolt Brecht and Jean-Louis Barrault - representative of the spectrum of directorial art as it has developed in this century. In the ... see all copies from $45.00! new only from $72.87!
16 view cover	Masterpieces of Kabuki: Eighteen Plays on Stage more books like this by James R Brandon (Editor), Samuel L Leiter (Editor) Masterpieces of Kabuki contains eighteen outstanding dramas taken from the landmark four-volume series Kabuki Plays On Stage. Together they cover the entire spectrum of kabuki drama from 1697 to 1905, the period during which kabuki's dramaturgy flourished prior to the onset of Western dramatic influence. Major playwrights, chronological periods of ... see all copies from $24.15! new only from $24.25!
17 view cover	Kabuki Plays on Stage: Restoration and Reform, 1872-1905 by James R Brandon (Editor), Samuel L Leiter (Editor) Restoration and Reform, 1872-1905, is the fourth and final volume in a monumental new series that traces kabuki's changing relations to Japanese society during the premodern era. The twelve plays translated in Volume 4 cover the remarkable Meiji period, which followed the restoration of the emperor as the leader of Japan. They reflect the years in ... see all copies from $56.16! new only from $56.16! \| SVS
18	Kabuki Plays on Stage: Villainy and Vengeance, 1773-1799 by James R Brandon (Editor), Samuel L Leiter (Editor) Kabuki Plays On Stage represents a monumental achievement in Japanese theatre studies, being the first collection of kabuki play translations to be published in twenty-five years. Fifty-one plays, published in four volumes, vividly trace kabuki's changing relations to Japanese society during the premodern era. Volume 1 consists of thirteen plays ... see all copies from $60.00! new only from $60.00! \| SVS
19 view cover	Shakespeare Around the Globe: A Guide to Notable Postwar Revivals more books like this by Samuel L Leiter "An important resource for any scholar working on the production history of Shakespeare's plays. . . . Because each entry has a complete list of sources, the book can be used as a helpful bibliography for locating reviews of productions." Choice see all copies from $105.59! first editions
20 view cover	The Encyclopedia of the New York Stage, 1920-1930: Vol.2, N-Z more books like this by Samuel L Leiter see all copies from $222.25! new only from $288.20! \| SVS
21 view cover	The Encyclopedia of the New York Stage, 1940-1950 more books like this by Samuel L Leiter The most reliable source for data on productions of the New York stage, both Broadway and Off Broadway, is now complete from 1920 through 1950 with the publication of this third volume devoted to the 1940s. The volumes for 1920-1930 and 1930-1940 have been called "invaluable," "indispensable," "essential," and other superlatives by reviewers, ... see all copies from $71.30! new only from $343.26!
22 view cover	New Kabuki Encyclopedia: A Revised Adaptation of Kabuki Jiten more books like this by Samuel L Leiter Kabuki has been a part of Japanese culture for nearly four centuries. The plays performed today are generally selected from a classic repertoire that gradually ceased to develop once Japan broke the chains of its isolationist policy and began the surge toward Westernization. The plays largely reflect the values of feudal Japan and they portray a ... see all copies from $255.17! new only from $255.17!
23 view cover	Zeami and the N Theatre in the World more books like this by Daniel Gerould, Samuel L Leiter, Benito Ortolani see all copies from $99.00!
24 view cover	Frozen moments : writings on kabuki, 1966-2001 by Samuel L. Leiter, Cornell University. East Asia Program see all copies from $58.71! new only from $58.71!
25	Kabuki Encyclopedia: An English-Language Adaptation of Kabuki Jiten more books like this by Samuel L Leiter see all copies from $49.94!

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