Grassroots Theater: A Search for Regional Arts in America

by Robert Gard

Book Overview

Robert Gard's timeless book is a moving account of one man's struggle to bring his dream of community-building through creative theater to citizens around the country. He traveled across America--from New York's Finger Lakes to the prairies of Alberta, Canada, to the backwoods of northern Wisconsin--discovering and nurturing the folklore, legends, history, and drama of the region. He talked to ballad singers, painters, the tellers of tall tales,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299012344
• ISBN13: 9780299012342
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"