Recent TLA News
Theatres at an Exhibition – Call for Papers
CALL FOR PAPERS Performing Arts Resources, Theatre Library Association Theatres at an Exhibition—The Art of Performance in Two Dimensions This PAR will be devoted to the art of theatre exhibitions. The volume will be an inspirational “how to” for librarians, archivists, and theatre historians planning their own exhibitions by showcasing outstanding examples from the […]
Distinguished Service Award 2015 – Karen Nickeson
The Theatre Library Association Professional Awards Committee is thrilled to announce that Karen Nickeson is the recipient of the 2015 Louis Rachow Distinguished Service in Performing Arts Librarianship Award. Karen’s exemplar career at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts embodies the essence of distinguished service and we are proud to celebrate Karen’s accomplishments […]
TLA Book Awards Ceremony
Hello TLA members and fans! Our book awards jurors have finished reading this year’s nominees and they’ve chosen some wonderful books to recognize this year at a ceremony in New York. TLA is thrilled to invite you to the annual presentation of the Theatre Library Association’s Book Awards, honoring English language works of scholarship on […]
Inside the Museum of Performance + Design
(Left:Kirsten Tanaka shows off some of Museum of Performance + Design’s treasures. Photo by John Calhoun.) Before the ribbon was cut at the American Library Association’s 2015 conference on June 26, several Theatre Library Association members took the time to enjoy a tour of San Francisco’s Museum of Performance + Design (MP+D). Founded in […]
TLA Annouces 2014 Book Award Winners!
The Theatre Library Association is proud to announce the TLA Book Award winners for English language works of scholarship on theatre, film, and broadcasting, published in 2014. The 2014 George Freedley Memorial Award for an exemplary work in the field of live theatre or performance will be awarded to Arnold Aronson for Ming Cho Lee: […]
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TLA Summer News
The TLA Board met in June at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts to discuss the ongoing business of the association. A note of thanks to the TLA Board for all of their good work. Membership Thank you to new and renewing members of TLA. We rely on your membership dues […]
Book Review: The Travels of Benjamin Zuskin
The Travels of Benjamin Zuskin Ala Zuskin Perelman Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2015 ISBN: 9780815610502 320 pp. The Travels of Benjamin Zuskin, part of the series Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art, is an account of the artistic and personal life of one of the stars of the Moscow State Jewish Theatre. Benjamin […]
Book Review: The Routledge Companion to Commedia dell’Arte
The Routledge Companion to Commedia dell’arte Judith Chaffee and Olly Crick, editors London and NY: Routledge, 2014 ISBN: 9780415745062 540 pp. Commedia dell’arte was born in Italy almost certainly as a result of influences from the ancient Roman comic theatre, borrowing archetypal characters from its traditions while emphasizing improvisation as its style. Commedia actors […]
Book Review: Follies of God: Tennessee Williams and the Women of the Fog
Follies of God: Tennessee Williams and the Women of the Fog James Grissom New York: Knopf, 2015 ISBN: 9780307265692 404 pp. There is no question that Tennessee Williams is having a banner year. Productions of his plays continue to find appreciative audiences, John Lahr’s recently published biography of Williams masterfully reconstructs the playwright’s chaotic […]