A Vision of Canada: Herman Voaden's Dramatic Works 1924-1945

By Herman Arthur Voaden

Herman Voaden (1903-1991), a noted playwright of the first half of this century, made significant contributions of Canadian theatre and culture. What distinguished his work from his contemporaries' was his idealistic vision of Canada expressed in his dramatic works and critical writing, and his advocacy of a distinct Canadian cultural identity.

A Vision of Canada documents the development of Herman Voaden's "symphonic expressionist" playwrighting and directing style, a multi-media blending of musical themes, rhythmic light, sound and colour, formalized movement and lyrical speech into a higher synthesis.

Edited by theatre historian Anton Wagner, whose comprehensive introduction is illustrated with 32 production photographs and sketches. His introductory essay, supplemented by a chronology of Voaden's dramatic writing to 1971, a calendar of public theatre productions directed by Voaden 1927-1949, and a primary and secondary bibliography, provides the historical, artistic, critical and spiritual context for Herman Voaden's plays.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889242445
• ISBN13: 9780889242449
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Length: 424 Pages