{"product_id":"staging-america-christopher-bigsby-9781350127548","title":"Staging America: Twenty-First-Century Dramatists","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis open access book offers an account and analysis of the plays of 8 leading American playwrights whose careers began in the 21st century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany of the American playwrights who dominated the 20th century are no longer with us: Edward Albee, Arthur Miller, Sam Shepard, Neil Simon, August Wilson and Wendy Wasserstein. A new generation, whose careers began in this century, has emerged, and done so when the theatre itself, along with the society with which it engages, was changing. Capturing the cultural shifts of 21st-century America, \u003ci\u003eStaging America\u003c\/i\u003e explores the lives and works of award-winning playwrights - including Ayad Akhtar, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Young Jean Lee and Quiara Alllegría Hudes - whose backgrounds reflect the social, religious, sexual and national diversity of American society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach chapter is devoted to a single playwright and provides an overview of their career, a description and critical evaluation of their work, as well as a sense of their reception. Drawing on primary sources, including the playwrights' own commentaries and notes, and contemporary reviews, Christopher Bigsby enters into a dialogue with plays which are as various as the individuals who generated them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn essential read for theatre scholars and students, \u003ci\u003eStaging America\u003c\/i\u003e is a sharp and landmark study of the contemporary American playwright. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-ND licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Knowledge Unlatched.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Bigsby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 135012754X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350127548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2020","brand":"Christopher Bigsby","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48440845730047,"sku":"9781350127548","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e2c5f9f3-4386-4232-80bc-d701202b519a.jpg?v=1777187053","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/staging-america-christopher-bigsby-9781350127548","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}