Beschreibung:
Dudley Riggs is a fifth-generation member of a distinguished show business family. He has worked in circus and vaudeville as aerialist, clown, movie actor, comedian, writer, stage director, and producer. Since the early 1960s, Riggs’s Brave New Workshop—where he is artistic director emeritus—has produced topical and political satirical shows and regular improvisational performances for enthusiastic audiences and for entities such as NPR’s All Things Considered, International USO shows, and colleges.¿
ContentsForewordPreface1. The Polar Prince2. Vaudeville3. The World’s Fair4. The Riggs Brothers Circus5. School on the Road6. The Circus at War7. The Great Alberty8. Flying Funny9. Clown Diplomacy10. Fliffus It is!11. Word Jazz12. Change the Act?13. Yes . . . Please!14. Instant Theater15. New Ideas16. Theater Without a NetAcknowledgments