Ben Hechts Theatre of Jewish Protest

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7301519Ben Hechts Theatre of Jewish Protesthttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/ben-hechts-theatre-of-jewish-protest-9781978835962/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6858727/image.jpg?v=638750581276000000599831MXNRutgers University PressInStock/Ebooks/Ben Hecht is most remembered as a famous Hollywood screenwriter and Broadway playwright, but only recently has his extensive Jewish activism during the Holocaust and its aftermath received scholarly attention. Unlike other, more expansive Hecht biographies, this book focuses in depth on his Jewish political theatre, drawing on extensive archival research of four dramas: We Will Never Die (1943), A Jewish Fairy Tale (1944), A Flag Is Born (1946), and The Terrorist (1947). Garrett Eislers readings of these little-known (and out of print) texts reclaim them as pivotal to the history of Jewish American drama, being among the first works of U.S. theatre to address the Holocaust. The full texts of all four works are republished here for the first time, along with production details and full performance histories.Hecht introduced a new heroic Jewish identity to the American stage, one that challenged popular stereotypes of villainy or weakness. This powerful and (still) controversial body of work stands as a striking testament to the power of theatre to rise to the moment. The book also features a supporting cast of famous collaborators on these projects, including Paul Muni, Edward G. Robinson, John Garfield, Moss Hart, Kurt Weill, and a young Marlon Brando. In their use of the stage to aggressively engage with history as it was happening, the story of Hecht and his colleagues is a compelling case of artists who made a difference....6934341Ben Hechts Theatre of Jewish Protest599831https://www.gandhi.com.mx/ben-hechts-theatre-of-jewish-protest-9781978835962/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6858727/image.jpg?v=638750581276000000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20259781978835962_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9781978835962_Ben Hecht is most remembered as a famous Hollywood screenwriter and Broadway playwright, but only recently has his extensive Jewish activism during the Holocaust and its aftermath received scholarly attention. Unlike other, more expansive Hecht biographies, this book focuses in depth on his Jewish political theatre, drawing on extensive archival research of four dramas: We Will Never Die (1943), A Jewish Fairy Tale (1944), A Flag Is Born (1946), and The Terrorist (1947). Garrett Eislers readings of these little-known (and out of print) texts reclaim them as pivotal to the history of Jewish American drama, being among the first works of U.S. theatre to address the Holocaust. The full texts of all four works are republished here for the first time, along with production details and full performance histories.Hecht also introduced a new heroic Jewish identity to the American stage, one that challenged popular stereotypes of villainy or weakness. This powerful and (still) controversial body of work stands as a striking testament to the power of theatre to rise to the moment. In Hechts use of the stage to aggressively engage with history as it was happening, his story is a compelling case of an artist who made a difference....(*_*)9781978835962_Ben Hecht is most remembered as a famous Hollywood screenwriter and Broadway playwright, but only recently has his extensive Jewish activism during the Holocaust and its aftermath received scholarly attention. Unlike other, more expansive Hecht biographies, this book focuses in depth on his Jewish political theatre, drawing on extensive archival research of four dramas: We Will Never Die (1943), A Jewish Fairy Tale (1944), A Flag Is Born (1946), and The Terrorist (1947). Garrett Eislers readings of these little-known (and out of print) texts reclaim them as pivotal to the history of Jewish American drama, being among the first works of U.S. theatre to address the Holocaust. The full texts of all four works are republished here for the first time, along with production details and full performance histories.Hecht introduced a new heroic Jewish identity to the American stage, one that challenged popular stereotypes of villainy or weakness. This powerful and (still) controversial body of work stands as a striking testament to the power of theatre to rise to the moment. The book also features a supporting cast of famous collaborators on these projects, including Paul Muni, Edward G. Robinson, John Garfield, Moss Hart, Kurt Weill, and a young Marlon Brando. In their use of the stage to aggressively engage with history as it was happening, the story of Hecht and his colleagues is a compelling case of artists who made a difference....9781978835962_Rutgers University Presslibro_electonico_9781978835962_9781978835962Garrett EislerInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/uofchicagopress-epub-1849b907-547e-434c-b5da-dea221eeae99.epub2025-01-14T00:00:00+00:00Rutgers University Press