International women stage directors /edited by Anne Fliotsos and Wendy Vierow ; foreword by Roberta Levitow. 

 - Urbana :  University of Illinois Press,  (c)2013. 
 - 1 online resource (ix, 327 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Cover --  Title Page --  Copyright Page --  Contents --  Foreword Roberta Levitow --  Acknowledgments --  Introduction Anne Fliotsos --  Argentina May Summer Farnsworth and Brenda Werth --  Australia Laura Ginters --  Brazil Alessandra Vannucci --  Bulgaria Vessela S. Warner --  Canada Gordon McCall --  China Jiangyue Li --  Cuba Ileana Azor --  The Czech Republic Mirenka Cechova --  Egypt Dalia Basiouny --  France Kate Bredeson --  Germany Ursula Neuerburg-Denzer --  Great Britain Adam J. Ledger --  Greece Avra Sidiropoulou --  India Erin B. Mee Ireland Karin MareshKenya Margaretta Swigert-Gacheru --  Mexico Ileana Azor --  Pakistan Claire Pamment --  Poland Magda Romanska --  Romania Diana Manole --  Russia Maria Ignatieva --  South Africa Marie-Heleen Coetzee and Lliane Loots --  Taiwan Iris Hsin-chun Tuan --  United States of America Anne Fliotsos and Wendy Vierow --  Contributors --  Index 
<br/><br/> "A fascinating study of women in the arts, International Women Stage Directors is a comprehensive examination of women directors in twenty-four diverse countries. Organized by country, chapters provide historical context and emphasize how social, political, religious, and economic factors have impacted women's rise in the theatre, particularly in terms of gender equity. Contributors tell the stories of their home country's pioneering women directors and profile the most influential women directors practicing today, examining their career paths, artistry, and major achievements. Contributors are Ileana Azor, Dalia Basiouny, Kate Bredeson, Mirenka Cechová, Marié-Heleen Coetzee, May Farnsworth, Anne Fliotsos, Laura Ginters, Iris Hsin-chun Tuan, Maria Ignatieva, Adam J. Ledger, Roberta Levitow, Jiangyue Li, Lliane Loots, Diana Manole, Karin Maresh, Gordon McCall, Erin B. Mee, Ursula Neuerburg-Denzer, Claire Pamment, Magda Romanska, Avra Sidiropoulou, Margaretta Swigert-Gacheru, Alessandra Vannucci, Wendy Vierow, Vessela S. Warner, and Brenda Werth"--Publisher's description. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780252095856 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013009259 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women theatrical producers and directors.<br/>Women theatrical managers.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1590  / .I584 2013