Contemporary American Playwrights

Christopher Bigsby9780511009501, 9780521661089, 0521661080, 0521668077

The playwrights covered in this study have among them won most of the available awards and experienced considerable success in the theater. They have not, however, found their way so easily into the academic canon. Christopher Bigsby examines, in some detail, the developing careers of some of America’s most fascinating and original dramatic talent: John Guare, Tina Howe, Tony Kushner, Emily Mann, Richard Nelson, Marsha Norman, David Rabe, Paula Vogel, Wendy Wasserstein, and Lanford Wilson. In addition to the well-known works, Bigsby discusses some of their latest plays to reach the stage. This lively and accessible book will be of interest to students, scholars and general theatergoers alike.

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Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
Half-title……Page 3
Title……Page 5
Copyright……Page 6
Contents……Page 7
Preface……Page 9
CHAPTER 1 John Guare……Page 13
CHAPTER 2 Tina Howe……Page 59
CHAPTER 3 Tony Kushner……Page 98
CHAPTER 4 Emily Mann……Page 144
CHAPTER 5 Richard Nelson……Page 177
CHAPTER 6 Marsha Norman……Page 222
CHAPTER 7 David Rabe……Page 264
CHAPTER 8 Paula Vogel……Page 301
CHAPTER 9 Wendy Wasserstein……Page 342
CHAPTER 10 Lanford Wilson……Page 381
Index……Page 443