When Spectators Become Performers: Contemporary Performance‐Entertainments Meet the Needs of an “Unsettled” Audience

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The Journal of Popular CultureVolume 30, Issue 4 p. 75-88 When Spectators Become Performers: Contemporary Performance-Entertainments Meet the Needs of an “Unsettled” Audience Kurt Lancaster, Kurt Lancaster Kurt Lancaster is a doctoral student in the Department of Performance Studies at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He has published essays on cyberspace, role-playing games, and science fiction.Search for more papers by this author Kurt Lancaster, Kurt Lancaster Kurt Lancaster is a doctoral student in the Department of Performance Studies at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He has published essays on cyberspace, role-playing games, and science fiction.Search for more papers by this author First published: 05 March 2004 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-3840.1997.3004_75.xCitations: 12AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume30, Issue4Spring 1997Pages 75-88 RelatedInformation