This ready reference also includes a guide to using the Internet to find internships and jobs.
Features Provides inclusive coverage of the broad range of contemporary theatre .
The text begins by looking at multicultural origins of performance in the United States and goes on to explore plays by August Wilson, Wakako Yamauchi, Tony Kushner, Marsha Norman, and Sam Shepard. In-depth exploration of the play texts as well as the background of the plays surrounds the scripts. Emphasizes the collaborative and creative processes that go into productions . By looking at the script and reading interviews with the artists involved in the productions highlighted in the chapters, students will have a better understanding of how a play production comes together. Offers students the chance to envision their own production of a play .