american drama

Provides a critical analysis of the writings of twentieth-century African-American dramatist August Wilson, and includes a chronology, as well as information about the personal experiences that have influenced his work.

The scenes contained in this volume are presented exactly as written by the playwrights, with no internal deletions. The introductions to each follow the headings "Characters," "Scene," and "Time"; the playwrights' stage directions are contained in parentheses. If any two-character scene is interrupted by a third character, some external business, or an event which would be difficult to reproduce in a classroom or audition situation, we have enclosed the section in brackets as a suggested cut.

Presents the texts of eight American plays developed in regional theaters, off-Broadway, and off-off-Broadway since the mid-1970s, including works by Christopher Durang, John Guare, A.R. Gurney, Beth Henley, Tina Howe, Arthur Kopit, David Rabe, and August Wilson.

Provides a literary analysis of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," and features a variety of primary historical documents and commentary that offer insight into the context in which the play was written.

Presents the script of Amy and David Sedaris's play "The Book of Liz" in which Sister Elizabeth Donderstock, ignored and unappreciated, leaves the Squeamish order where she was responsible for making the cheese balls that sustained the religious community, and takes a job at a family restaurant where everything goes swimmingly until she is offered a promotion to manager--if she can only get her sweating problem fixed.

Contains five youth-oriented, one-act plays about Caribbean mythology and life.

A collection of more than one hundred scenes to be performed by two actors.