{"product_id":"the-theatricalists-theron-schmidt-9780810147546","title":"The Theatricalists: Making Politics Appear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExamines how the politics of the theater can illuminate the theatricality of politics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Theatricality is often dismissed as a distraction from \"real\" politics, as when cynical political gestures are derided as \"pure theater\" or \"only theater.\" But the artists and theater companies discussed in this book, including Back to Back Theatre, Tim Crouch, Rabih Mrou?, Nature Theater of Oklahoma, and Christoph Schlingensief, take a different approach. Theron Schmidt argues that they represent a \"theatricalist turn\" that explores and tests the conditions of the theater itself. Across diverse contexts of political engagement, ranging from disability rights to representations of violence, these theatrical conditions are interconnected with political struggles, such as those over who is seen and heard, how labor is valued, and what counts as \"political\" in the first place. In a so-called post-political era, \u003ci\u003eThe Theatricalists \u003c\/i\u003eargues that an examination of theater's internal politics can expand our understanding of the theatricality of politics more broadly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Theron Schmidt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810147548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810147546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Theron Schmidt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46094332133631,"sku":"9780810147546","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2d334b2b-91b8-4a81-9165-41c557264947.jpg?v=1724844347","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-theatricalists-theron-schmidt-9780810147546","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}