{"product_id":"the-theatre-of-paula-vogel-lee-brewer-jones-9781350251717","title":"The Theatre of Paula Vogel: Practice, Pedagogy, and Influences","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, Lee Brewer Jones examines Paula Vogel as both a playwright and renowned teacher, analyzing texts and early reviews of Vogel's major plays-including \u003ci\u003eIndecent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDesdemona\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow I Learned to Drive\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Waltz\u003c\/i\u003e-before turning attention to her influence upon other major American playwrights, including Sarah Ruhl, Lynn Nottage, and Quiara Alegr\u003ci\u003eí\u003c\/i\u003ea Hudes. Chapters explore Vogel's plays in chronological order, consider her early influences and offer detailed accounts of her work in performance. Enriched by an interview with Lynn Nottage and essays from scholars Ana Fernández-Caparrós and Amy Muse, this is a vibrant exploration of Paula Vogel as a major American playwright. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy the time Paula Vogel made her Broadway debut with her 2017 Rebecca Taichman collaboration \u003ci\u003eIndecent\u003c\/i\u003e, she was already an accomplished playwright, with a Pulitzer Prize for \u003ci\u003eHow I Learned to Drive\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and two Obie Awards\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eShe had also enjoyed a brilliant career as a professor at Brown and Yale with students such as Sarah Ruhl, a MacArthur \"Genius\" Grant winner, Pulitzer Prize winners Nilo Cruz, Quiara Alegr\u003ci\u003eí\u003c\/i\u003ea Hudes, and the only woman to win two Pulitzers for Drama, Lynn Nottage. Vogel's theatre draws upon Russian Formalist Viktor Shklovsky and uses devices such as \"defamiliarization\" and \"negative empathy\" to challenge conventional definitions of protagonists and antagonists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Brewer Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350251712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350251717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024","brand":"Lee Brewer Jones","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44227663921407,"sku":"9781350251717","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f80c3c86-9ec4-4978-a6e9-600003f4c2a9.jpg?v=1692809926","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-theatre-of-paula-vogel-lee-brewer-jones-9781350251717","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}