Title: Drawing upon the past : classical theatre in the contemporary American theatre /
Authors: Andreach, Robert J.
Publisher: Peter Lang,
Year: 2003
Subjects: American drama History and criticism; Classical drama Adaptations History and criticism.; Classical drama Appreciation United States; American drama Classical influences.; Mythology, Classical, in literature.; Classicism United States.
Abstract: "Contemporary American theatre re-creates and invokes classical theatre so as to generate interaction between the two theatres. Using selected works of fourteen playwrights, this book organizes the interaction into three sections: works dramatizing change and reconciliation, works dramatizing the inability or the unwillingness to change and reconcile, and works emphasizing various selves (personal, theatrical, national). By drawing on the past, the fourteen playwrights refine their art in the contemporary American theatre and their vision of contemporary American life."--Jacket.
Contents: A.R. Gurney, Tina Howe, and Edward Albee -- Charles Ludlam and Harry Kondoleon -- Richard Foreman -- A.R. Gurney, P.J. Gibson, and Adrienne Kennedy -- David Rabe, Charles Mee, and Ellen McLaughlin -- John Guare -- Eric Overmyer, David Greenspan, and Richard Foreman.