Title
George Bird, "Permanence and Change in the Theater," 1963
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Lecture or Presentation Date:
7-30-1963
Description
P. George Bird (12/31/1927 - 5/6/2016) was hired by Eastern Michigan University in 1955 and taught there for 52 years, directing scores of plays, designing sets and lights for hundreds of productions, and challenging and inspiring thousands of students. His legacy to the University also includes profound influence over the design of both the Quirk and Sponberg Theaters on the EMU campus. In this presentation, Bird discusses the importance of change in theater, while also emphasizing the essentiality of permanence. While styles, genres, and trends of theater may change over time, the permanence of the actors can not be challenged.
Keywords
American theater, Greek Theater, Aristotle, Plato, William Shakespeare, Robert Edmonds Jones, catharsis, tragic play, tragic comedy
Permission To Use:
Permission to quote from this lecture or presentation should be requested from the University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).
Copyright
Copyright to the audio resource and its transcript is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any other format without written permission of the copyright owner, Eastern Michigan University Archives ( lib_archives@emich.edu).
Recommended Citation
Bird, George, "George Bird, "Permanence and Change in the Theater," 1963" (1963). Lectures and Presentations. 12.
https://commons.emich.edu/lectures_presentations/12