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Book Synopsis
Illuminating the history of a typically hidden workforce, this book focuses on the work of New York City’s theatre technicians, shining a light on the essential contributions of unionised stagehands, carpenters, electricians, sound engineers, properties artisans, wardrobe crews, makeup artists, and child guardians.

Table of Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I: Backstage Narratives
  • Prologue
  • Introduction: Shining a Light on Backstage Labor
  • Chapter One: Working and Workers in New York City’s Theater Industry
  • Part II: Backstage Histories
  • Chapter Two: Commemoration as Union History
  • Chapter Three: Stagehands in Black and White
  • Chapter Four: Backstage Subjectivities, Work Choreographies, and Production Histories
  • Part III: Backstage Dramaturgies
  • Essay 1: Reading the Rude Mechanicals
  • Essay 2: Dressers Onstage and Dressing Offstage
  • Essay 3: Backstage Ensembles
  • Coda
  • Bibliography and Works Cited

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      Publisher The University of Michigan Press
      Published 9/30/2021 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780472054961
      978-0472054961
      ISBN-10 0472054961
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      Theatre direction and production

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Illuminating the history of a typically hidden workforce, this book focuses on the work of New York City’s theatre technicians, shining a light on the essential contributions of unionised stagehands, carpenters, electricians, sound engineers, properties artisans, wardrobe crews, makeup artists, and child guardians.

      Table of Contents
      • List of Illustrations
      • Acknowledgments
      • Part I: Backstage Narratives
      • Prologue
      • Introduction: Shining a Light on Backstage Labor
      • Chapter One: Working and Workers in New York City’s Theater Industry
      • Part II: Backstage Histories
      • Chapter Two: Commemoration as Union History
      • Chapter Three: Stagehands in Black and White
      • Chapter Four: Backstage Subjectivities, Work Choreographies, and Production Histories
      • Part III: Backstage Dramaturgies
      • Essay 1: Reading the Rude Mechanicals
      • Essay 2: Dressers Onstage and Dressing Offstage
      • Essay 3: Backstage Ensembles
      • Coda
      • Bibliography and Works Cited

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