Chapter 12a. “Jolly Good Show!”: The POW Theatre Production Handbook | Part One: Theatres, Scenery, Props, Staging

Authors

Sears Eldredge, Macalester College

Files

Description

A closer look at how the POWs constructed the theatres, sets, props, and evolved the staging methods for their shows.

About the Book

The 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 12a. “Jolly Good Show!”: The POW Theatre Production Handbook | Part One: Theatres, Scenery, Props, Staging" (2014). Book Chapters. 9.
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/thdabooks/9