Of All the Nerve: Deb Margolin Solo (Critical Performances)
Performance art is an ephemeral art form. The "play" can differ greatly from performance to performance, depending upon the interpretation of the moment by the artist. Nevertheless, Margolin, a founding member of the performance group Split Britches, has described herself as more of a playwright who chose to perform her own work than as a performance artist. This collection of seven works, along with commentary, provides a window into her creativity. The intense visual nature of this type of theater, which includes interaction with the audience, requires that the written form communicates the intent of the playwright even more clearly than a typical play. Some of Margolin's work contains sufficient stage direction and detail for the reader to grasp the work, and some does not. For theater collections only.AJ. Sara Paulk, Coastal Plain Regional Lib., Tifton, Ambrose, GACopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.