The Idea of America

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 11.03.06

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Artistic Principles: What is this Unit About?
  2. Setting the Stage: the Numbers, the School, and Theatrical Culture
  3. The Audience: Who Can Use This Unit?
  4. Understudies: Defining Freedom
  5. Spotlight: The Shows and their Freedom
  6. Classroom Activities
  7. Appendix
  8. Works Cited
  9. Endnotes

American Musicals, American Freedom

Michael Husni

Published September 2011

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Works Cited

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