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Liz Kingsman’s One Woman Show as Embodied Meta Comedy 莉兹-金斯曼的 "独角戏 "是元喜剧的化身

Theatre Topics Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1353/tt.2024.a932207

Jennifer Schmidt

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Staging Comedy’s Ends: Minstrel Embodiment in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Neighbors 上演喜剧的结局：布兰登-雅各布斯-詹金斯《邻居》中的吟游诗人化身

Theatre Topics Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1353/tt.2024.a932208

Emily Banta

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“A Trusted Voice Saying Ludicrous Things”: Excerpted Interview with Stand-Up Comedian Negin Farsad "一个值得信赖的声音，说着可笑的话"：对脱口秀喜剧演员 Negin Farsad 的采访摘录

Theatre Topics Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1353/tt.2024.a932209

Negin Farsad, Katelyn Hale Wood, Maria De Simone, Matthew McMahan, G. Overbeke

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Disorganizing Representation in Theatresports: A Case Study in Improv Comedy 戏剧运动中的无序表现：即兴喜剧案例研究

Theatre Topics Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1353/tt.2024.a932204

Keira Mayo

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The Scenic Charge Artist’s Toolkit: Tips, Templates, and Techniques for Planning and Running a Successful Paint Shop in the Theatre and Performing Arts by Jennifer Rose Ivey (review) 布景艺术家的工具包：珍妮弗-罗丝-艾维（Jennifer Rose Ivey）所著的《剧院和表演艺术中成功规划和运营油漆车间的技巧、模板和技术》（评论

Theatre Topics Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1353/tt.2024.a932217

Rebecca Wolf

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Centering Embodied Comedy in Theatre and Performance Studies Scholarship 以戏剧和表演研究中的体现喜剧为中心

Theatre Topics Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1353/tt.2024.a932202

Maria De Simone, Matthew McMahan, G. Overbeke, Katelyn Hale Wood

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On Bombing: Causes and Strategies of Resilience for Stand-Up Comedians 关于爆炸：原因与脱口秀喜剧演员的应变策略

Theatre Topics Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1353/tt.2024.a932210

Megan Gogerty