The dramatic trilogy has been flourishing for some time now in new works and revivals of older works by American, British, and European playwrights. This analyses recent American works by Caucasian, African American, Asian American, and Hispanic American men and women.
This book examines plays by contemporary playwrights and compares them alongside the works of Eugene O’Neill, Arthur Miller, and Tennessee Williams. Andreach... Læs mere
The book applies playwright John Guare's statement that, "the war against naturalism," is the history of the American theatre in the Twentieth-Century to selected plays by important contemporary American playwrights. Crucial to the argument is the recognition that a war presup...
Argues that the contemporary American theatre merits appreciation for dramatizing experiences in genres that jostle the audience into thinking about the... Læs mere