{"product_id":"the-theatah-an-academics-love-affair-with-the-wicked-stage-9781449085001","title":"The Theatah: An Academic's Love Affair with the Wicked Stage","description":" At long last, after twenty-five years of creative retirement, author\/director Brooking finds himself in New Orleans relaxing on Jackson Square in the French Quarter with neighborhood friend Carolyn Krack. You are holding in your hands his new theatre-memoir entitled \u003ci\u003eTHE THEATAH\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eAn Academic's Love Affair with the Wicked Stage, \u003c\/i\u003e In this \u003ci\u003emagnum opus \u003c\/i\u003eof the stage, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBrooking leads the reader through the roller-coaster world of academic theatre with passion and humor, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003esharing with the reader the director's joys and despairs as he guides fifty plays, musicals and operas from the rehearsal room to opening night. Two galleries of dramatic photos illuminate these journeys. You will also adventure from the classroom into off-beat theatrical byways of Central America and post-WWII Europe. And, as a \u003ci\u003elagniappe \u003c\/i\u003e(a small French Quarter gift) there are seven deeply-etched monologues for women and an \u003ci\u003eavant-garde \u003c\/i\u003eplay called \u003ci\u003eCrossroads \u003c\/i\u003efor the theatre-buff's reading pleasure.  \"On stage, everybody. Curtain going up!\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack Brooking (Beach)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Authorhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.27d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781449085001\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Authorhouse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44906997284979,"sku":"9781449085001","price":40.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_4d220037-ed60-47e6-b356-f7242f42bb21.jpg?v=1777481700","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-theatah-an-academics-love-affair-with-the-wicked-stage-9781449085001","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}