Award Date

1-1-2004

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Theatre

First Committee Member

Ellis Pryce-Jones

Number of Pages

56

Abstract

This submission comprises a survey of Jewish drama as expressed through Yiddish Theatre in performance. It explores the origins, early trends, and significant works of Yiddish drama. The reader will gain an understanding of the ways in which the Jewish religion guided the emergence of Yiddish Theatre, the heights of achievement in the form, the decline of Yiddish Theatre, and some of the influences such development has had on the theatre world today.

Keywords

Development; Performance; Screen; Shtetl; Theatre; Yiddish

Controlled Subject

Theater; Religion; Ethnology

File Format

pdf

File Size

1454.08 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

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