false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173674763m/313387.jpg 313387 2 As a child, Leah Hager Cohen was fascinated by community theater-its magical pageantry and the complex camaraderie among its small-town adult participants. Twenty years later, Cohen set out to describe what would be an extraordinary year at The Arlington Friends of the Drama, in Boston. The theater had just celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary, amid disputes over structural changes, and was about to hold auditions for its most controversial production, M. Butterfly. Celia, the brilliant, hard-driving director, struggles with the stars of the play; backstage, sets are designed, costumes are created, and the lighting is orchestrated. Chronicling the vibrant process of putting on the production, Cohen creates a poignant portrait of the dynamics that drive American community theater. 1372423 2001 The Stuff of Dreams: Behind the Scenes of an American Community Theater total:14|5:2|4:8|3:3|2:1|1:0| 14 53 22 2 3 0 false false Sun Aug 02 05:14:37 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 05:03:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 30 11:36:12 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 11:38:14 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Wed Nov 04 22:16:57 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 22:16:57 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Aug 28 08:39:52 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 08:39:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jan 10 06:57:30 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 06:57:30 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jan 10 06:55:28 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 06:55:31 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Sep 18 15:51:52 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 15:51:57 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Sep 07 05:08:31 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 05:08:31 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Sep 05 10:16:51 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 10:16:51 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Aug 11 17:12:31 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 17:12:43 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Jul 21 08:31:42 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 07:35:27 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Sat Jun 14 19:10:01 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 20:16:30 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat May 24 17:41:51 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 17:41:58 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon May 12 08:18:52 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 14 11:06:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu May 08 13:47:58 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 13:47:58 -0700 2008 3 0 true true Sun Feb 17 15:19:23 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 15:19:23 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Jan 20 16:46:36 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 16:46:36 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jan 09 05:09:07 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 05 21:17:25 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 09 05:09:07 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Dec 08 18:08:54 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 08 18:08:54 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Wed Oct 03 15:09:44 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 15:09:44 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=313387