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Like a King

Casting Shakespeare's Histories for Citizens and Subjects

Christina Gutierrez-Dennehy

Like a King: Casting Shakespeare’s Histories for Citizens and Subjects is a dual examination of Shakespeare’s history plays in their early modern production contexts and of the ways the histories can speak directly to twenty-first-century American political and social concerns. Author and production director Christina Gutierrez-Dennehy examines how strategic doubled and re-gendered casting can animate the underlying questions of Richard II, Henry V, and King John in vital and immediate ways for American audiences. Examining evidence from both the archive and the rehearsal room, Gutierrez-Dennehy explores the texts as repositories for dialogues about power, gender, identity, nationhood, and leadership. With the American political system as its backdrop, Like a King argues that productions of Shakespeare’s histories can interrogate and explore the relationships between citizens, subjects, and their leaders.

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University Press Copublishing Division / Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Pages: 244 • Trim: 6½ x 9½
978-1-68393-254-3 • Hardback • November 2020 • $117.00 • (£90.00)
Series: Shakespeare and the Stage
Subjects: Literary Criticism / Shakespeare, Performing Arts / Theater / History & Criticism, Performing Arts / Theater / General

Christina Gutierrez-Dennehy is assistant professor of theatre history and performance at Northern Arizona University, and the co-artistic director of the 7 Towers Theatre Company.

Introduction: Shakespeare’s Histories and American Political Discourse

Chapter One: Doubling the Double: Casting Ambiguity in Richard II

Chapter Two: One Mistress and No Master—Re-Gendering Henry V

Chapter Three: King John in the Trump Era: Casting Gender, Identity, and Violence

Conclusion: Casting the Future

This engaging addition to the Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series "Shakespeare and the Stage" is a necessary resource for practitioner and player alike.


— Choice Reviews


Like a King

Casting Shakespeare's Histories for Citizens and Subjects

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Hardback
Summary
Summary
  • Like a King: Casting Shakespeare’s Histories for Citizens and Subjects is a dual examination of Shakespeare’s history plays in their early modern production contexts and of the ways the histories can speak directly to twenty-first-century American political and social concerns. Author and production director Christina Gutierrez-Dennehy examines how strategic doubled and re-gendered casting can animate the underlying questions of Richard II, Henry V, and King John in vital and immediate ways for American audiences. Examining evidence from both the archive and the rehearsal room, Gutierrez-Dennehy explores the texts as repositories for dialogues about power, gender, identity, nationhood, and leadership. With the American political system as its backdrop, Like a King argues that productions of Shakespeare’s histories can interrogate and explore the relationships between citizens, subjects, and their leaders.

Details
Details
  • University Press Copublishing Division / Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
    Pages: 244 • Trim: 6½ x 9½
    978-1-68393-254-3 • Hardback • November 2020 • $117.00 • (£90.00)
    Series: Shakespeare and the Stage
    Subjects: Literary Criticism / Shakespeare, Performing Arts / Theater / History & Criticism, Performing Arts / Theater / General
Author
Author
  • Christina Gutierrez-Dennehy is assistant professor of theatre history and performance at Northern Arizona University, and the co-artistic director of the 7 Towers Theatre Company.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Introduction: Shakespeare’s Histories and American Political Discourse

    Chapter One: Doubling the Double: Casting Ambiguity in Richard II

    Chapter Two: One Mistress and No Master—Re-Gendering Henry V

    Chapter Three: King John in the Trump Era: Casting Gender, Identity, and Violence

    Conclusion: Casting the Future

Reviews
Reviews
  • This engaging addition to the Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series "Shakespeare and the Stage" is a necessary resource for practitioner and player alike.


    — Choice Reviews


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