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McMahan, Matthew J.

Matthew McMahan is the Assistant Director of the Center for Comedic Arts at Emerson College, USA, where he teaches the history of comedy, comic prose, sketch, and improvisation comedy. He has also taught acting, directing, and theatre history at a variety of institutions, including Tufts University, Merrimack College, and Dean College. His research interests include the history and practice of commedia dell'arte, French comedy, and clowning. He is also fascinated by the dynamic of internationalism in comedy: how comedy travels and how it is adapted and translated across national borders. His research has been published in Theatre History StudiesThe Journal of Dramatic Theory and CriticismThe New England Theatre Journal, and The Texas Theatre Journal.

Border-Crossing and Comedy at the Théâtre Italien, 1716–1723</a>

Border-Crossing and Comedy at the Théâtre Italien, 1716–1723

How do nationalized stereotypes inform the reception and content of the migrant comedian’s work? How do performers adapt? What gets lost (and found) in translation? Border-Crossing and Comedy at the Théâtre Italien, 1716-1723 explores these questions in an early modern context.

Border-Crossing and Comedy at the Théâtre Italien, 1716–1723</a>

Border-Crossing and Comedy at the Théâtre Italien, 1716–1723

How do nationalized stereotypes inform the reception and content of the migrant comedian’s work? How do performers adapt? What gets lost (and found) in translation? Border-Crossing and Comedy at the Théâtre Italien, 1716-1723 explores these questions in an early modern context.

Border-Crossing and Comedy at the Théâtre Italien, 1716–1723</a>

Border-Crossing and Comedy at the Théâtre Italien, 1716–1723

How do nationalized stereotypes inform the reception and content of the migrant comedian’s work? How do performers adapt? What gets lost (and found) in translation? Border-Crossing and Comedy at the Théâtre Italien, 1716-1723 explores these questions in an early modern context.