03172cam a2200325 4500 541819900 TxAuBib 20211013120000.0 ||||||s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781442256064 1442256060 B01MTXTMY1 Amazon 314bd5fe-520d-435b-8a1a-c685af72bba6 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3066500 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Hischak, Thomas S. 100 Greatest American Plays [Bridges eBook]. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2017. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 23MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 22MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. american playwrights. HTML: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.<br /> 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:<br /> <ul> <li>plot details</li> <li>production history</li> <li>biography of the playwright</li> <li>literary aspects of the drama</li> <li>critical reaction to the play</li> <li>major awards</li> <li>the play's influence</li> <li>cast lists of notable stage and film versions</li> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> 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.</li> </ul>. Performing Arts. Nonfiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-12-09 17:22:37. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=314bd5fe-520d-435b-8a1a-c685af72bba6&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=314bd5fe-520d-435b-8a1a-c685af72bba6&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=314bd5fe-520d-435b-8a1a-c685af72bba6&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)