{"product_id":"disability-and-theatre-a-practical-manual-for-inclusion-in-the-arts-9781138288973","title":"Disability and Theatre: A Practical Manual for Inclusion in the Arts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDisability and Theatre: A Practical Manual for Inclusion in the Arts\u003c\/em\u003e is a step-by step manual on how to create inclusive theatre, including how and where to find actors, how to publicize productions, run rehearsals, act intricate scenes like fights and battles, work with unions, contracts, and agents, and deal with technical issues. This practical information was born from the author's 16 years of running the first inclusive theatre company in New York City, and is applicable to any performance level: children's theatre, community theatre, regional theatre, touring companies, Broadway, and academic theatre. This book features anecdotal case studies that emphasize problem solving, real-world application, and realistic action plans. A comprehensive Companion Website provides additional guidelines and hands-on worksheets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephanie Barton--Farcas\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Artistic Director of Nicu's Spoon Theater Company. Founded in 2001, it is the first company in NYC history to be fully inclusive (age, gender, color, religion, disability, nationality). She is also the co-founder of the Disability Cinema Coalition. She recently directed\u003cem\u003e Richard III\u003c\/em\u003e with a disabled cast except for the title role and her company Nicu's Spoon is the subject of the documentary \u003cem\u003eTwo and Twenty Troubles\u003c\/em\u003e which follows the production of \u003cem\u003eThe Cherry Orchard\u003c\/em\u003e and four of the disabled actors in it. She has been profiled in \u003cem\u003eThe NY Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVariety\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Theater Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePlaybill\u003c\/em\u003e as a director and advocate. As a writer she has been published in \u003cem\u003eBackstage\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHowlround\u003c\/em\u003e and many other disability or theater publications as well as lecturing and teaching at SAGAFTRA, AEA and many film and theatre industry associations and colleges (Columbia, NYU) in the US and in Europe (CEU in Hungary, University of Riga, University of Kiev, Royal Conservatoire Scotland among others) about inclusion in the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50332581593362,"sku":"9781138288973","price":52.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8ef93d92-a682-48fc-9202-ee86b39125b5.jpg?v=1727840186","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/disability-and-theatre-a-practical-manual-for-inclusion-in-the-arts-9781138288973","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}