Contemporary American Drama

by Annette Saddik

Book Overview

This book explores the development of contemporary theatre in the United States in its historical, political and theoretical dimensions. It focuses on representative plays and performance texts that experiment with form and content, discussing influential playwrights and performance artists such as Tennessee Williams, Adrienne Kennedy, Sam Shepard, Tony Kushner, Charles Ludlum, Anna Deavere Smith, Karen Finley and Will Power, alongside avant-garde...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748624945
• ISBN13: 9780748624942
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher