{"product_id":"9781350215504","title":"Modern American Drama: Playwriting in the 1950s : Voices, Documents, New Interpretations","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eModern American Drama: Playwriting in the 1950s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Susan C. W. Abbotson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eDecades of Modern American Drama\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documents such as interviews with the playwrights and with directors, drafts of play scenes, and other previously unpublished material.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe major writers and their works to receive in-depth coverage in this volume include:\u003cbr\u003e* William Inge: \u003ci\u003ePicnic\u003c\/i\u003e (1953), \u003ci\u003eBus Stop\u003c\/i\u003e (1955) and \u003ci\u003eThe Dark at the Top of the Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e (1957);\u003cbr\u003e* Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents and Jerome Robbins: \u003ci\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e (1957) and \u003ci\u003eGypsy \u003c\/i\u003e(1959); \u003cbr\u003e* Alice Childress: \u003ci\u003eJust a Little Simple\u003c\/i\u003e (1950), \u003ci\u003eGold Through the Trees\u003c\/i\u003e (1952) and \u003ci\u003eTrouble in Mind\u003c\/i\u003e (1955);\u003cbr\u003e* Jerome Lawrence and Robert Lee: \u003ci\u003eInherit the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e (1955), \u003ci\u003eAuntie Mame\u003c\/i\u003e (1956) and \u003ci\u003eThe Gang's All Here\u003c\/i\u003e (1959).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350215504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40814502641870,"sku":"9781350215504","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_73121956-c2ab-4936-856b-6ce79f8f5aa4.jpg?v=1642755006","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350215504","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}