Plays for the Theatre » (10th Edition)

Oscar G. Brockett enjoys an international reputation as a theatre historian. A Distinguished Scholar honoree of the American Society of Theatre Research, he has received career achievement awards from both the Association for Theatre in Higher Education and the United States Institute for Theatre Technology. He is a recipient of the Robert Lewis Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre Research. After receiving his Ph.D. from Stanford University, he taught at several major American universities and at the University of Bristol in England. He has also served as President of the American Theatre Association, Dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas, Editor of Theatre Journal, and on the editorial board of the Asian Theatre Journal." He held the prestigious University of Texas Z.T. Scott Family Chair in Drama and was the Director of the Center for Dramatic and Performance Studies for several years. Dr. Brockett is the author of many articles in leading journals and has written several books, including "History of the Theatre" and "The Essential Theatre." He is currently a Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and the Dean of the Fellows of the American Theatre."

Robert J. Ball has ample experience as a successful teacher of Introduction to Theatre and Theatre Appreciation courses at a number of large and small universities, including Trinity University, the University of Texas, and Vanderbilt University. He is also a practicing actor and director with numerous professional credits in American regional theatres, as well as credits for national and international touring productions. Dr. Ball received his Ph.D. in theatre history and criticism from the University of Texas and is currently the Chair and Artistic Director of the Theatre Arts program at the University of the Incarnate Word.

Featuring both historical and contemporary drama, this collection offers a selection of plays that have shaped today's theater and includes works that exemplify cultural diversity. Each play is accompanied by introductory background. For this eighth edition, Brockett (University of Texas) and Ball (University of the Incarnate Word) present four additional plays, including a Japanese Noh drama and an African drama by Nobel Prize-winner Wole Soyinka. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

1. Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, English version by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald. 2. Noah and His Sons by Anonymous, edited by Oscar G. Brockett. 3. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare. 4. The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, English version by Edward J. Dent. 5. Tartuffe by Moli're (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin), Translated into English by Richard Wilbur. 6. A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, Translated by William Archer (with emendations by Oscar G. Brockett). 7. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. 8. The Hairy Ape by Eugene O'Neill. 9. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams. 10. Buried Child by Sam Shepard. 11. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by August Wilson. 12. Roosters by Milcha Sanchez-Scott. 13. How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel. 14. The Shrine in the Fields by Zeami. 15. The Strong Breed by Wole Soyinka.