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Art in a Democracy: Selected Plays of Roadside Theater, Volume 1: The Appalachian History Plays, 19751989

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Seminal plays and essays reveal the radical origins and approach of Appalachias Roadside Theater
This two-volume anthology tells the story of Roadside Theaters first 45 years and includes nine award-winning original play scripts; ten essays by authors from different disciplines and generations, which explore the plays social, economic, and political circumstances; and a critical recounting of the theaters history from 1975 through 2020. The plays in Volume 1 offer a peoples history of the Appalachian coalfields, from the European incursion through the American War in Vietnam.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 562g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 14 Mar 2023
  • Publisher: New Village Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781613321911

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Ben Fink worked with the Roadside ensemble from 2015 through 2020 as a member of the Betsy! Scholars Circle as the founding organizer of the Letcher County Culture Hub and the Performing Our Future coalition and as the cofounder of the cross-partisan dialogue project Hands Across the Hills. He has also served as dramaturg on the German premieres of two Broadway musicals. His work in theater organizing pedagogy and economic development has been featured by Salon.com the Brookings Institution TDR/The Drama Review Harvard Law School Americans for the Arts PolicyLink and the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2020 Ben was recognized by Time magazine as one of 27 People Bridging Divides Across America.

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