Audrey Wood and the Playwrights [electronic resource] /
Barranger, M.author.
From Tennessee Williams and Carson McCullers to Arthur Kopit and Brian Friel, agent Audrey Wood encouraged and guided the unique talents of playwrights in the Broadway theatre of her day. Her quiet determination and burning enthusiasm brought America's finest mid-century playwrights to prominence and altered stage history.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Photographs; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Genesis of an Agent 1905-1940; 1. Stagestruck; 2. Starting Out; 3. A Room of Their Own; Part II Th e Fearful Path 1941-1970; 4. The Bitch Goddess; 5. Dancing on Eggs; 6. Personal Monsters; 7. Darkness in the Heartland; 8. Iron Butterflies; 9. An Accidental Career; 10. Irish Fictions; Part III Entrances and Exits 1971-1986; 11. Out-of-the-Ordinary; 12. Guardian Angel; Appendix: The Liebling-Wood Agency's Client List of Playwrights, 1938-1958; Notes; Bibliography; Author's Note
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
From Tennessee Williams and Carson McCullers to Arthur Kopit and Brian Friel, agent Audrey Wood encouraged and guided the unique talents of playwrights in the Broadway theatre of her day. Her quiet determination and burning enthusiasm brought America's finest mid-century playwrights to prominence and altered stage history.
Wood, Audrey, 1905-
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