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Playwright's Voice [Paperback]

David Savran (Editor)

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Publication Date: April 15, 1999

This new volume of interviews with contemporary playwrights attests to the fact the dramatic art is alive and well in America and celebrates the art and talent of fifteen of the theatre's most important artists. In extensive interviews, they discuss their work, influences and their craft and how the art form relates to our cultural heritage, as well as the state of theatre-its-meaning and purposes as we approach the 21st Century. David Savran lays out their remarkable achievements and provides telling insights to their work in his substantial introductions to each interview.

Interviews with: Edward Albee
Jon Robin Baitz
Philip Kan Gotanda
Holly Hughes
Tony Kushner
Terrence McNally
Suzan-Lori Parks
José Rivera
Ntozake Shange
Nicky Silver
Anna Deavere Smith
Paula Vogel
Wendy Wasserstein
Mac Wellman and George C. Wolfe.

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Product Details

Paperback: 300 pages
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group; 1st edition (April 15, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1559361638
ISBN-13: 978-1559361637
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
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4.0 out of 5 stars If you're interested in contemporary American Theater..., November 2, 2001

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I'm a little surprised I don't see this book floating around more amongst students of theater. Okay, for disclosure's sake, I'm one of the folks interviewed but that's not why I'm recommending it. It's simply a good, informative, entertaining read if you want some insight into what American playwrights are thinking. There are so few books out there of this kind and this one by David Savran deserves more play than I think it's been getting. If you're a playwright or studying theater or a theater goer, I think you'll find this book a good resource. I know I've gone back several times to reread sections depending on whose play I had just read or seen.

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First and foremost, I want to thank all the playwrights for their extraordinary generosity of spirit, for the clarity and force of their ideas and for their willingness to engage with me on a number of complex and contentious issues. Read the first page

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