Command Performance: An Actress in the Theater of Politics

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Command Performance: An Actress in the Theater of Politics is Jane Alexander’s memoir recounting her dual life as an acclaimed actress and her tenure as chair of the National Endowment for the Arts amid intense political and cultural battles.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
author Jane Alexander ⓘ
chronicles Jane Alexander’s experiences in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
conflicts between artists and politicians ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
describes cultural controversies surrounding the National Endowment for the Arts ⓘ
political battles over arts funding in the United States ⓘ
explores tensions between artistic expression and political pressure ⓘ
the role of government in supporting culture ⓘ
features behind-the-scenes accounts of federal arts policy ⓘ
reflections on stage and screen roles ⓘ
focusesOn Jane Alexander’s acting career ⓘ
Jane Alexander’s tenure as chair of the National Endowment for the Arts ⓘ
genre autobiography ⓘ
political memoir ⓘ
hasCentralFigure Jane Alexander ⓘ
intendedAudience readers interested in arts and politics ⓘ
readers interested in memoirs by performers ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTheme creative freedom ⓘ
government support for the arts ⓘ
intersection of art and politics ⓘ
public service ⓘ
narrativePerspective first person ⓘ
portrays Jane Alexander’s dual life as actress and arts administrator ⓘ
relatedTo National Endowment for the Arts controversies ⓘ
arts policy debates in the United States ⓘ
setting American theater world ⓘ
U.S. federal government ⓘ
subject American politics ⓘ
Jane Alexander ⓘ
National Endowment for the Arts ⓘ
acting ⓘ
arts funding ⓘ
culture wars ⓘ
theater ⓘ
timePeriodCovered Jane Alexander’s years as NEA chair ⓘ
late 20th century American politics ⓘ
workType nonfiction ⓘ

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