Nicoletta Marini-Maio

Dickinson College

Set the Stage!

set the stage

Set the Stage! Teaching Italian through Theater
Yale University Press

Set the Stage! is a collection of essays on teaching Italian language, literature, and culture through theater. From theoretical background to course models, this book provides all the resources that teachers and students need to incorporate the rich and abundant Italian theater tradition into the curriculum.

Features of the book include:
• the “Director’s Handbook,” a comprehensive guide with detailed instructions for every step of the process, from choosing a text to the final performance,
• an exclusive interview with Nobel laureate Dario Fo,
• a series of original drawings by Dario Fo,
• a foreword by prize-winning author Dacia Maraini.

Co-edited with Colleen Ryan.

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