Chapter 12b. “Jolly Good Show!”: The POW Theatre Production Handbook | Part Two: Lighting, Costumes, Musical Instrument Construction

Authors

Sears Eldredge, Macalester College

Files

Description

An examination of the stage lighting, costumes, makeup, and musical instruments produced by the POWs out of scrounged materials.

About the Book

This book tells the story of how music and theatre helped the 61,000 POWs who were sent to these camps survive their ordeal. It is a story that is not well-known to history and it is now being recovered. It is a story about how music and theatre and the other arts are absolutely essential to a society's life.

Publication Date

2014

Recommended Citation

Eldredge, Sears, "Chapter 12b. “Jolly Good Show!”: The POW Theatre Production Handbook | Part Two: Lighting, Costumes, Musical Instrument Construction" (2014). Book Chapters. 8.
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/thdabooks/8