Divine fire
Subtitle: eight contemporary plays inspired by the Greeks
By: edited by Caridad Svich ; [foreword by Charles L. Mee].
Contributors: Svich, Caridad.
Publisher: Back Stage Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 415
Subjects: American drama -- 21st century.; Mythology, Greek -- Drama.; Greece -- Drama.
Genres: Drama.
Description: "Divine Fire is an anthology of contemporary, radical reinventions of ancient Greek dramatic texts, written by some of today's most daring theater artists. Established and emerging playwrights share the stage as classic stories are given a fresh spin for a new age."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 411-412).
Table of contents: title: Troy women / Karen Hartman; title: Philoktetes / John Jesurun; title: Phaedra / Matthew Maguire; title: The Elektra fugues / Ruth E. Margraff; title: True love / Charles L. Mee; title: Eurydice / Sarah Ruhl; title: Iphigenia crash land falls on the neon shell that was once her heart (a rave fable) / Caridad Svich; title: Phaedra in delirium / Susan Yankowitz.