Jews and Theater in an Intercultural Context

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Jews and Theater in an Intercultural Context is written by Edna Nahshon and published by BRILL. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9004227199 (ISBN 10) and 9789004227194 (ISBN 13).

Jewish theater practitioners, playwrights, critics, financiers and audiences have played an enormous role in the development of the European and American theater. Jews and Theater in an Intercultural Context, a collection of essays by an international cadre of theater scholars, addresses this subject. Focusing on the role of Jews and Jewishness in the theatrical field it discusses the representation of Jews on the American, European, and South American stage, with a strong emphasis on twentieth century theater and the contemporary theatrical scene.