Seattle Rep presents LYDIA AND THE TROLL from May 5 to June 4, 2023. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books and films to enhance your experience of the show.
Gay Seattle
Winner of a 2004 Washington State Book Award, this carefully researched and detailed history documents a century of struggle and progress in Seattle’s gay community. Revised and updated in 2013.
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View Gay SeattlePuppetry
Puppets have been used in theater for thousands of years. Explore this rich tradition in this lavishly illustrated history of puppetry across the ages and continents, from the shadow puppets of Java to the modern-day Muppets.
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View PuppetryThe Hero With A Thousand Faces
Playwright Justin Huertas cites Joseph Campbell’s ideas about mythology and the hero’s journey as a major source of influence on his work.
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View The Hero With A Thousand FacesThe Power of Myth
Based on the PBS television series with Bill Moyers, this book includes extended interview transcripts and additional discussions omitted from the documentary.
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Availability: All copies in use
View The Power of MythD'Aulaires' Book of Trolls
Learn all about Norwegian trolls in this classic work of folklore for children.
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View D'Aulaires' Book of TrollsSeattle's Fremont
LYDIA AND THE TROLL is set in Fremont. Learn the history of this quirky Seattle neighborhood, home of the Fremont Troll, the Lenin statue, and annual naked bicycle rides.
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View Seattle's FremontHow to Make It in the New Music Business
A struggling singer-songwriter, like our heroine in LYDIA AND THE TROLL, can find advice for a successful career with this guide to the music business.
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View How to Make It in the New Music BusinessLoser
Seattle has a long history of outsider music, and it’s all detailed here in this history of the Northwest punk and grunge scene of the 1990s. This 20th anniversary edition includes an expanded discography and updates on key figures.
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View LoserWalking Seattle
Seattle’s landmarks and landscape are integral to the setting of LYDIA AND THE TROLL. Explore them yourself with this walking guide to Seattle's neighborhoods.
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View Walking SeattleJoseph Campbell and the Power of Myth With Bill Moyers
Bill Moyers’ interviews with Joseph Campbell introduced his theories on comparative mythology to a wide audience in this six-part PBS series.
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View Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth With Bill Moyers