Charles Ludlam Lives!

Charles Bush, Bradford Louryk, Taylor Mac, and the Queer Legacy of the Ridiculous Theatrical Company

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Edgecomb, Sean
Collection
Big Ten Open Books
Language
English
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Abstract
Playwright, actor and director Charles Ludlam (1943–1987) helped to galvanize the Ridiculous style of theater in New York City starting in the 1960s. Decades after his death, his place in the chronicle of American theater has remained constant, but his influence has changed. Although his Ridiculous Theatrical Company shut its doors, the Ludlamesque Ridiculous has continued to thrive and remain a groundbreaking genre, maintaining its relevance and potency by metamorphosing along with changes in the LGBTQ community.
URI
https://doab-dev.siscern.org/handle/20.500.12854/186680
Keywords
Theater and Performance; Sexuality Studies; American Studies; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSF Gender studies, gender groups
DOI
10.3998/mpub.6706550
ISBN
9780472904051, 9780472073559, 9780472053551, 9780472003976
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Publisher website
http://www.press.umich.edu/
Publication date and place
Ann Arbor, 2017
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