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PublisherNorthwestern University Press

ISBN-100810127628

ISBN-139780810127623

eBay Product ID (ePID)112055101

Product Key Features

Book TitlePlaywright at Work : Conversations

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicDrama, General, Literary

Publication Year2012

GenreLiterary Criticism, Drama, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorRosemarie Tichler, Barry Jay Kaplan

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight21.9 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2011-043118

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"To get the chance to take a walk inside the private, unwritten minds of playwrights the likes of David Hare, Wally Shawn, and Tony Kushner is as healing and enlightening as any wilderness trail I have ever hiked. Enjoy the view!" --Mandy Patinkin, "Tichler and Kaplan's interviews deliciously and intimately explore the unique journeys of 'the gods of the theater.' Their book is a timeless and universal read for all theater lovers." --Cherry Jones

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal812.5409

SynopsisRosemarie Tichler and Barry Jay Kaplan take us behind the scenes in conversations with thirteen of today s most distinguished playwrights, including Tony Kushner, John Guare, Wallace Shawn, Suzan-Lori Parks, David Henry Hwang, and Sarah Ruhl. To familiarize the reader with the world of each playwright, Tichler and Kaplan introduce us to the environments in which the work happens, conducting their interviews in the playwright s home, a dark theater, or a coffee shop. Topics of conversation range from the playwrights earliest memories of the theater to finding their unique voices, and from their working relationships with directors, actors, and designers to their involvement in the purely commercial aspects of their profession. Taken together, these conversations constitute a collectively taught master class in the art and craft of writing for the stage.", Rosemarie Tichler and Barry Jay Kaplan take us behind the scenes in conversations with thirteen of today's most distinguished playwrights, including Tony Kushner, John Guare, Wallace Shawn, Suzan-Lori Parks, David Henry Hwang, and Sarah Ruhl. To familiarize the reader with the world of each playwright, Tichler and Kaplan introduce us to the environments in which the work happens, conducting their interviews in the playwright's home, a dark theater, or a coffee shop. Topics of conversation range from the playwrights' earliest memories of the theater to finding their unique voices, and from their working relationships with directors, actors, and designers to their involvement in the purely commercial aspects of their profession. Taken together, these conversations constitute a collectively taught master class in the art and craft of writing for the stage., Rosemarie Tichler and Barry Jay Kaplan take us behind the scenes in conversations with thirteen of today's most distinguished playwrights, including Tony Kushner, John Guare, Wallace Shawn, Suzan-Lori Parks, David Henry Hwang, and Sarah Ruhl. To familiarize the reader with the world of each playwright, Tichler and Kaplan introduce us to the environments in which the work happens, conducting their interviews in the playwright's home, a dark theater, or a coffee shop. Topics of conversation range from the playwrights' earliest memories of the theater to finding their unique voices, and from their working relationships with directors, actors, and designers to their involvement in the purely commercial aspects of their profession.

LC Classification NumberPS350.P57 2002