Request for bibliographical information

[Sam Stedman]

Dramaturgy Conference in TorontoHello.

I have recently been contracted to teach my first Western Theatre History course at a conservatory style school.  The course is structured with 2 hours of lecture/week, and 8 hours of rehearsal/week (with which to stage an application of the class research at the end of term).  In lecture, I plan to cover as much as I can of the historical context, theatrical context, philosophical underpinnings, trends, etc.  The students will be required to research and present their research on the performance style (movement, voice, actor process) and staging practice (theatre, set, lights, costumes, sound, masks, etc.). As it is only a half course (Sept. to Dec.), it will necessarily be a bare-bones survey of the entire history of western theatre from ancient Greece to the present.
 
I am looking to compile two different bibliographies, probably with some overlap between them.  First, a bibliography of useful books, textbooks, articles, etc. with which to generate lecture material.  Second, a bibliography of up to date sources (or primary sources) for the students to access when researching the areas of performance style and staging practice.

Below is the reading list.  Any sources directly relating to the plays or original productions of the plays would be ideal, but sources focussing on the larger movements are also important.
Oedipus the King, Everyman, Hamlet, The Misanthrope, The Tragic Events, The Rover, Hernani, The Seagull, Ubu Roi, Waiting For Godot, Mother Courage and her Children, Offending the Audience.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Sam Stedman
PhD Candidate
Graduate Centre for Study of Drama
University of Toronto
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