Edited by Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak
3,422 entries
First published in 1984, Gerald Bordman's Oxford Companion to American
Theatre is the standard one-volume source on our national theatre. Critics
have hailed its "wealth of authoritative information" (Back Stage), its
"fascinating picture of the volatile American stage" (The Guardian),
and its "well-chosen, illuminating facts" (Newsday). Now thoroughly
revised, this distinguished volume once again provides an up-to-date guide to
the American stage from its beginnings to the present. Completely updated by
theatre professor Thomas Hischak, the volume includes playwrights, plays,
actors, directors, producers, songwriters, famous playhouses, dramatic
movements, and much more. The book covers not only classic works (such as
Death of a Salesman) but also many commercially successful
plays (such as Getting Gertie's Garter), plus entries on foreign
figures that have influenced our dramatic development (from Shakespeare to
Beckett and Pinter). New entries include recent plays such as Angels in
America and Six Degrees of Separation, performers such as Eric
Bogosian and Bill Irwin, playwrights like David Henry Hwang and Wendy
Wasserstein, and relevant developments and issues including AIDS in American
theatre, theatrical producing by Disney, and the rise in solo performance.
Accessible and authoritative, this valuable A-Z reference is ideal not only for
students and scholars of theater, but everyone with a passion for the stage.
Third Edition
ISBN: 0195169867
Print edition publication date: 2004
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