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Contemporary American Playwrights
Author | : C. W. E. Bigsby |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 454 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0521668077 |
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A leading writer on American theatre explores the works and influences of ten contemporary American playwrights.
In Their Own Words
Author | : David Savran |
Publsiher | : Theatre Communications Group |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 1993-01-01 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9781559367103 |
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Includes: Lee Breuer, Christopher Durang, Richard Foreman, Maria Irene Fornes, Charles Fuller, John Guare, Joan Holden, David Henry Hwang, David Mamet, Emily Mann, Richard Nelson, Marsha Norman, David Rabe, Wallace Shawn, Stephen Sondheim, Megan Terry, Luis Valdez, Michael Weller, August Wilson and Lanford Wilson.
The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights
Author | : Christopher Innes,Peter Paul Schnierer,Martin Middeke,Matthew C. Roudané |
Publsiher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2013-12-19 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781408134818 |
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Unrivalled in its coverage of recent work and writers, The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights surveys and analyses the breadth, vitality and development of theatrical work to emerge from America over the last fifty years. This authoritative guide leads you through the work of 25 major contemporary American playwrights, discussing more than 140 plays in detail. Written by a team of 25 eminent international scholars, each chapter provides: · a biographical introduction to the playwright's work; · a survey and concise analysis of the writer's most important plays; · a discussion of their style, dramaturgical concerns and critical reception; · a bibliography of published plays and a select list of critical works. Among the many Tony, Obie and Pulitzer prize-winning playwrights included are Sam Shepard, Tony Kushner, Suzan-Lori Parks, August Wilson, Paula Vogel and Neil LaBute. The abundance of work analysed enables fresh, illuminating conclusions to be drawn about the development of contemporary American playwriting.
Twenty First Century American Playwrights
Author | : Christopher Bigsby |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2017-12-07 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9781108419581 |
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Introduces nine exciting and talented playwrights who have emerged in twenty-first century America, exploring issues of race, gender and society.
Contemporary American Dramatists
Author | : Kathryn Ann Berney,N. G. Templeton |
Publsiher | : Saint James Press |
Total Pages | : 808 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : UOM:39015032200498 |
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This pioneering work profiles nearly 200 U.S. playwrights, both living and deceased, and is part of St. James Press' Contemporary Literature Series. "Contemporary American Dramatists" provides invaluable critical, biographical and bibliographical information on nearly 200 of the most important American dramatists since the end of World War II.
The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights
Author | : Christopher Innes,Peter Paul Schnierer,Martin Middeke,Matthew C. Roudané |
Publsiher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 2013-12-19 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781408134801 |
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Unrivalled in its coverage of recent work and writers, The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights surveys and analyses the breadth, vitality and development of theatrical work to emerge from America over the last fifty years. This authoritative guide leads you through the work of 25 major contemporary American playwrights, discussing more than 140 plays in detail. Written by a team of 25 eminent international scholars, each chapter provides: · a biographical introduction to the playwright's work; · a survey and concise analysis of the writer's most important plays; · a discussion of their style, dramaturgical concerns and critical reception; · a bibliography of published plays and a select list of critical works. Among the many Tony, Obie and Pulitzer prize-winning playwrights included are Sam Shepard, Tony Kushner, Suzan-Lori Parks, August Wilson, Paula Vogel and Neil LaBute. The abundance of work analysed enables fresh, illuminating conclusions to be drawn about the development of contemporary American playwriting.
Contemporary Black American Playwrights and Their Plays
Author | : Bernard L. Peterson Jr. |
Publsiher | : Greenwood |
Total Pages | : 660 |
Release | : 1988-05-17 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0313251908 |
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This work provides a wealth of information on obscure and overlooked American playwrights as well as some famous ones; it will be a welcome addition for collections specializing in the theater arts. Reference Books Bulletin This directory and index, the first such volume devoted exclusively to contemporary black American dramatists, will have an important place in theatre collections. It captures and preserves an elusive part of artistic endeavor, giving access to literally thousands of dramatic works that would otherwise be lost to scholars and the public. Organized as an encyclopedia, it provides information on more than 600 noteworthy Black American playwrights whose plays have been written, produced, or published between 1950 and the present. The volume begins with an introductory essay surveying the history of contemporary black American drama. Playwrights, screenwriters, radio and television scriptwriters, and musical theatre collaborators are treated in individual entries that comprise the bulk of the book. The volume also supplies a bibliography of anthologies, books, and periodicals cited; mailing addresses for more than 200 of the playwrights; and title and subject indexes.
American Plays and Playwrights of the Contemporary Theatre
Author | : Allan Lewis |
Publsiher | : New York : Crown Publishers |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : American drama |
ISBN | : UOM:39015046851757 |
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