02865namaa2200421uu 4500 doab38490 oapen 20260305123946.0 m o d cr|mn|---annan 210210s2019 xx |||||o ||| 0|eng d 9780429488221 9781138594470 oapen oapen eng dc ATD bicssc ATDF bicssc Syler, Claire edt Casting a Movement The Welcome Table Initiative Taylor & Francis 2019 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star "Casting a Movement brings together US-based actors, directors, educators, playwrights, and scholars to explore the cultural politics of casting. Drawing on the notion of a ""welcome table""-a space where artists of all backgrounds can come together as equals to create theatre-the book's contributors discuss casting practices as they relate to varying communities and contexts, including Middle Eastern American theatre, Disability culture, multilingual performance, Native American theatre, color- and culturally-conscious casting, and casting as a means to dismantle stereotypes. Syler and Banks suggest that casting is a way to invite more people to the table so that the full breadth of US identities can be reflected onstage, and that casting is inherently a political act; because an actor's embodied presence both communicates a dramatic narrative and evokes cultural assumptions associated with appearance, skin color, gender, sexuality, and ability, casting choices are never neutral. By bringing together a variety of artistic perspectives to discuss common goals and particular concerns related to casting, this volume features the insights and experiences of a broad range of practitioners and experts across the field. As a resource-driven text suitable for both practitioners and academics, Casting a Movement seeks to frame and mobilize a social movement focused on casting, access, and representation." All rights reserved http://oapen.org/content/about-rights English Theatre direction and production bicssc Theatre studies bicssc Audition, Blackface, Colourblind, Diversity, Ensemble, Ethical, Race, Redface, Representation, Whiteface, culturally conscious casting, social movement, welcome table Banks, Daniel edt Banks, Daniel oth Syler, Claire oth DOAB Library. https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/38490 0 Free-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication 92730 92730