Joyce M. Thierer

Telling History

A Manual for Performers and Presenters of First-Person Narratives

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Dramatic impersonations accompanied by informed discussions are becoming increasingly popular methods of educating visitors to museums and historical sites. This is the first book to provide step-by-step instructions for how to conceive, plan, publicize, present, and pay for such historical presentations.

Produktdetails

• American Association for State and Local History
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 365g
• ISBN-13: 9780759113077
• ISBN-10: 0759113076
• Artikelnr.: 26553141

Autorenporträt

By Joyce M. Thierer

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: Read Before Dissembling Chapter 2 Chapter One: The
Significance of Historical Performance Chapter 3 Chapter Two: How to Choose
a Historic Figure to Portray Chapter 4 Chapter Three: Researching for a
First Person Narrative Chapter 5 Chapter Four: Creating Your Script Chapter
6 Chapter Five: Telling History Chapter 7 Chapter Six: The Business of
Doing Freelance Historical Performance Chapter 8 Chapter Seven: Enhancing
Museums and Historic Sites with Historical Performance Chapter 9 Chapter
Eight: Dreams and Plans Chapter 10 Appendices