Best American Plays
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Author | : Thomas S. Hischak |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 409 |
Release | : 2017-03-06 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1442256060 |
Theatre in America has had a rich history—from the first performance of the Lewis Hallam Troupe in September 1752 to the lively shows of modern Broadway. Over the past few centuries, significant works by American playwrights have been produced, including Abie’s Irish Rose, Long Day’s Journey into Night, A Streetcar Named Desire, Death of a Salesman, A Raisin in the Sun, Fences, and Angels in America. In 100 Greatest American Plays, Thomas S. Hischak provides an engaging discussion of the best stage productions to come out of the United States. Each play is discussed in the context of its original presentation as well as its legacy. Arranged alphabetically, the entries for these plays include: plot details production history biography of the playwright literary aspects of the drama critical reaction to the play major awards the play’s influence cast lists of notable stage and film versions The plays have been selected not for their popularity but for their importance to American theatre and include works by Edward Albee, Harvey Fierstein, Lorraine Hansberry, Lillian Hellman, Tony Kushner, David Mamet, Arthur Miller, Eugene O’Neill, Sam Shepard, Neil Simon, Gore Vidal, Wendy Wasserstein, Thornton Wilder, Tennessee Williams, and August Wilson. This informative volume also includes complete lists of Pulitzer Prize winners for Drama, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for American Plays, and the Tony Award for Best Play. Providing critical information about the most important works produced since the eighteenth century, 100 Greatest American Plays will appeal to anyone interested in the cultural history of theatre.
Author | : John Patrick Bray |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2021-06-01 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 1493055933 |
Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Paula Vogel once said that theater helps us learn how to be comfortable with being uncomfortable with each other. Revolving around the theme of "this is who we are," the one-act plays in this latest edition of the Best American Short Plays series (now in its ninth decade) explore the thoughtful ways in which playwrights are wrestling to make sense of our world today. The selected plays reflect how we perform our identities (private and public) and how we negotiate who we are with others who often have different perspectives, perspectives that make us uncomfortable. The theme of this collection is topical and apt—as our country continues to shore up its borders along party lines, from pride parades to strict abortion laws, from inclusivity in education curricula to children in detention centers at the US–Mexico border. Each of the plays presents a clear reflection of who we are (and who we aspire to be) as individuals and as a nation. The styles of the plays also reflect different approaches to storytelling: two characters, four characters, a single setting, multiple settings, or a utopian "nowhere." The rich and compelling characters try to work out their differences and overcome obstacles using humor and a sense of magic that comes with simple moments of human connection. This is who we are: people who are grappling with the desire to be understood, the hope to be loved and accepted, and to allow that hope to shape a larger sense of who we could be if we continue to work and listen.
Author | : Chuck Smith |
Publisher | : Northwestern University Press |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2007-07-27 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 0810123908 |
Three winners of the nation's most distinguished award for African American playwriting.
Author | : August Wilson |
Publisher | : Theatre Communications Grou |
Total Pages | : 54 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781559361873 |
August Wilson's radical and provocative call to arms.
Author | : Chuck Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 518 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : |
Seven winners of the nation's most distinguished award for African American playwriting.
Author | : Barbara Parisi |
Publisher | : Hal Leonard Corporation |
Total Pages | : 413 |
Release | : 2010-04-20 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1557837473 |
(Best American Short Plays). Applause is proud to continue the series that for over 60 years has been the standard of excellence for one-act plays in America. Our editor Barbara Parisi has selected the following 16 plays: DEBOOM: WHO GIVES THIS WOMAN? , by Mark Medoff; And Then , by Amelia Arenas; The Cleaning , by Zilvinas Jonusas; Breakfast and Bed , by Amy Fox; The News from St. Petersburg , by Rich Orloff; Double Murder , by Scott Klavan; Running in Circles Screaming , by Jeni Mahoney; Witness , by Peter Maloney; Asteroid Belt , by Lauren Feldman; Glass Knives , by Liliana Almendarez; Hearts and Minds , by Adam Kraar; In Conclusive Woman , by Julie (Pratt) Mollenkamp; Mixed MeSSages , by Mike Pasternack; Amoureque and Arabesque , by Victor Gluck; and The Birth of Theater , by Jules Tasca.
Author | : Howard Stein |
Publisher | : Hal Leonard Corporation |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2000-06 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9781557832320 |
A collection of one-act plays from American playwrights, which cover such themes as love, fantasy, politics, grief, marriage, crime, and deceit.
Author | : Howard Stein |
Publisher | : Hal Leonard Corporation |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9781557831125 |
A collection of one-act plays from American playwrights, which cover such themes as love, fantasy, politics, grief, marriage, crime, and deceit.
Author | : Glenn Young |
Publisher | : Hal Leonard Corporation |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2000-02 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9781557833174 |
A collection of one-act plays from American playwrights, which cover such themes as love, fantasy, politics, grief, marriage, crime, and deceit.
Author | : John Gassner |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 788 |
Release | : 2000-01-01 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9780486410982 |
Sixteen works from American theater, 1787 1911: "Charles the Second" (1824); "Fashion "(1845); "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1852); "The Count of Monte Cristo" (1883); "The Mouse-Trap" (1889); "The Great Divide" (1906); more. Background essay. "