{"product_id":"9781350215467","title":"Modern American Drama: Playwriting in the 1990s : Voices, Documents, New Interpretations","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eModern American Drama: Playwriting in the 1990s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Sharon Friedman, Cheryl Black\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eDecades of Modern American Playwriting\u003c\/i\u003e series provides a  comprehensive survey and study of the theatre produced in each decade  from the 1930s to 2009 in eight volumes. Each volume equips readers with  a detailed understanding of the context from which work emerged: an  introduction considers life in the decade with a focus on domestic life  and conditions, social changes, culture, media, technology, industry and  political events;  while a chapter on the theatre of the decade offers a  wide-ranging and thorough survey of theatres, companies, dramatists,  new movements and developments in response to the economic and political conditions of the day. The work of the four most prominent playwrights from the decade receives in-depth analysis and re-evaluation by a team  of experts, together with commentary on their subsequent work and legacy. A final section brings together original documents such as interviews with the playwrights and with directors, drafts of play scenes, and other previously unpublished material.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe major playwrights and their plays to receive in-depth coverage in this volume include:\u003cbr\u003e* Tony Kushner: \u003ci\u003eAngels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, Part One and Part Two\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), \u003ci\u003eSlavs! Thinking About the Longstanding Problems of Virtue and Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e (1995) and \u003ci\u003eA Dybbuk, or Between Two Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e (1997);\u003cbr\u003e* Paula Vogel:  \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Waltz\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), \u003ci\u003eThe Mineola Twins\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and \u003ci\u003eHow I Learned to Drive\u003c\/i\u003e (1997); \u003cbr\u003e* Suzan-Lori Parks: \u003ci\u003eThe Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), \u003ci\u003eThe America Play\u003c\/i\u003e (1994) and \u003ci\u003eVenus \u003c\/i\u003e(1996);\u003cbr\u003e* Terrence McNally: \u003ci\u003eLips Together, Teeth Apart\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), \u003ci\u003eLove! Valour! Compassion!\u003c\/i\u003e (1997) and \u003ci\u003eCorpus Christi\u003c\/i\u003e (1998).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350215467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40814503035086,"sku":"9781350215467","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_42dc3a6c-7ac7-413f-a601-f45d5484aa5f.jpg?v=1642755027","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350215467","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}