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In Their Own Words: Contemporary American Playwrights » (Reprint)

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Authors: David Savran
ISBN-13: 9780930452704, ISBN-10: 0930452704
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Date Published: January 1993
Edition: Reprint

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Author Biography: David Savran

Book Synopsis

These 15 interviews illustrate the diversity of modern American theater and examine what makes it a unique art form. Savran (English, Brown U.) discusses the work, artistic influences, and the state of contemporary American theater and its meaning and purpose with artists including Tony Kushner, José Rivera, Ntozake Shange, and Anna Deveare Smith. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Haunted Stage
Edward Albee1
Jon Robin Baitz25
Philip Kan Gotanda43
Holly Hughes63
Tony Kushner87
Terrence McNally119
Suzan-Lori Parks139
Jose Rivera165
Ntozake Shange189
Nicky Silver213
Anna Deavere Smith237
Paula Vogel263
Wendy Wasserstein289
Mac Wellman311
George C. Wolfe339

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