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Judith Milhous, distinguished professor of theatre at The Graduate Center, has co-authored a second volume on Italian opera in London, covering the period of the Pantheon Opera and its aftermath. The discovery of six cartons of previously unknown manuscripts made it possible to re-write a little understood chapter in the musical and cultural life of London. The result is both the dramatic tale of a theatrical venture-featuring characters such as Mozart and Haydn and tales of intrigue, blackmail, and arson-as well as a detailed analysis of the opera and ballet repertoire, personnel records, staging practices, and the finances of the company.

DANIEL GEROULD AND DAVID WILLINGER, EDS. AND TRANS.

This is a compilation of plays, poems, essays, short stories, and aphorisms by Maeterlinck (1862-1949), one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. The editors have included, in fresh translations that convey Maeterlinck's revolutionary innovations in theatrical language, selections that show facets both exemplary and extraordinary of this Nobel Prize-winning author, the Missing Link of Modern Drama. Daniel Gerould (Dist. Prof., GC), who held the Lucille Lortel Chair in Theatre, served on the doctoral faculty in comparative literature, theatre, and the Renaissance studies certificate program.

Emily Mann: Rebel Artist of the American Theater is the story of a remarkable American playwright, director, and artistic director. It is the story of a woman who defied the American theater's sexism, a traumatic assault, and illness to create unique documentary plays and to lead the McCarter Theatre Center, for 30 seasons, to a place of national recognition.

The book traces and describes Emily Mann's family life; her coming-of-age in Chicago during the exuberant, rebellious, and often violent 1960s; how sexual violence touched her personally; and how she fell in love with theater and began learning her craft at the Loeb Drama Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, while a student at Radcliffe. Mann's evolution as a professional director and playwright is explored, first at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, where she received an M.F.A. from the University of Minnesota, then on and off Broadway and at regional theaters. Mann's leadership of the McCarter is examined, along with her battles to overcome multiple sclerosis and to conquer — personally and artistically — the memories of the violence she experienced when a teenager.

Finally, the book discusses her retirement from the McCarter, while amplifying her ongoing journey as a theater artist of sensitivity and originality.

Mann's many awards include the 2015 Margo Jones Award, the 2019 Visionary Leadership Award from Theatre Communications Group, and the 2020 Lilly Award for Lifetime Achievement. In 2019, she was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theater.

Greene received a Ph.D. in theater in 1988 from the CUNY Graduate Center.

Read an excerpt of the book on the American Theatre website.