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Dircks, Phyllis Toal was born on January 8, 1935 in New York City. Daughter of John Joseph and Catherine Henderson (Whyte) T.
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This book covers the canon of playwright Edward Albee, perhaps best known as the author of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Comprehensive entries detail each of the plays and major characters, and all works are cross referenced with important themes. Other features include biographical information focusing on Albee's artistic beliefs, his understanding of the playwright's responsibility, the importance of music in drama, and the technical craft of writing plays.
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Puppetry has become a significant force in contemporary theatre and thousands of puppets from various cultures and time periods have been collected by scholars, enthusiasts, and curators, who wisely realized that these material images can teach us much about the societies for which they were created. This book consists of essays by the curators of the most significant puppet collections in the United States and by leading scholars in the field. In addition to the descriptive and analytical essays on the collections, the book includes an overview of American puppetry today, a history of puppetry in the United States, and essays on the theater of Julie Taymor, the Jim Henson Company, Howdy Doody's custody case, puppet conservation, and the development of virtual performance space. The fourteen collections discussed include those of the Smithsonian Institution, the Harvard University Theatre Collection, the Brander Matthews Collection at Columbia University, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta. Appendices provide a listing of additional puppetry collections and a filmography of puppetry at the New York Public Library Donnell Media Center. The work concludes with a bibliography and index and is illustrated with many beautiful photographs of puppeteers and puppets on display and in performance.
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Dircks, Phyllis Toal was born on January 8, 1935 in New York City. Daughter of John Joseph and Catherine Henderson (Whyte) T.
Bachelor summa cum laude, St. John's University, New York City, 1957. Master of Arts, Brown University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1967.
Instructor College New Rochelle, New York, 1958-1961, St. John's University, 1961-1963. Instructor to professor Long Island University, Brookville, New York, since 1963. Executive sec Long Island British Studies Group, 1974-1980.
(Puppetry has become a significant force in contemporary t...)
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Associate Danforth Foundation, 1986-1992. Member American Society Theatre Research (executive committee 1973-2002, editor newsletter 1973-1994, archivist 1978-2002), Am Theatre & Drama Society, Eugene O'Neill Society, Theatre Library. Association (board directors since 2003).
Married Richard Joseph Dircks, August 17, 1963. Children: Cathy, Laurie, Deirdre, Richard, Joseph, Gillian.