This volume offers a compelling account of Jean-Louis Barrault, Ariane Mnouchkine and Peter Stein, who not only won international recognition as directors whose repertoires ranged from classical Greek to Shakespeare to the avant-garde, but also succeeded as leaders of their own companies. The ensembles they nurtured and kept afloat despite setbacks represent the artistic vision of each: the Compagnie Madeleine Renaud–Jean-Louis Barrault, the Théâtre du Soleil and the Schaubühne. Selected landmark productions illuminate the achievements of these three directors and their companies.
List of Figures Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction to the Series, Simon Shepherd (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, UK) Introduction to Volume 7, Felicia Hardison Londré (University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA) Jean-Louis Barrault 1. Jean-Louis Barrault: His Life in his Work, Felicia Hardison Londré (University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA) 2. Jean-Louis Barrault’s 'Total Theatre,' Suzanne Burgoyne (University of Missouri, USA) Ariane Mnouchkine 3. Ariane Mnouchkine and the Théâtre du Soleil: Towards a Utopian Vision, Helen Richardson (Brooklyn College, USA) 4. Ariane Mnouchkine’s Théâtre du Soleil: Inside-Out, Emilie Gruat (Théâtre du Soleil, France) Peter Stein 5. Peter Stein: Life, Work, Art, William Grange (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA) 6. Peter Stein: Politics in Art, K. Scott Baker (University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA) Chronologies of Major Productions Notes Bibliography Index
Felicia Hardison Londré is Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Theatre at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA.
