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100 greatest American plays
- Title
- 100 greatest American plays / Thomas S. Hischak.
- Author
- Hischak, Thomas S.
- Publication
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
- ©2017
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- Description
- xiv, 393 pages : illustrations; 27 cm
- Summary
- "In 100 Greatest American Plays, Thomas S. Hischak provides an engaging discussion of the best stage productions to come out of the United States. Each play is discussed in the context of its original presentation as well as its legacy. Arranged alphabetically, the entries for these plays include: plot details, production history, biography of the playwright, literary aspects of the drama, critical reaction to the play, major awards, the play's influence, [and] cast lists of notable stage and film versions. The plays have been selected not for their popularity but for their importance to American theatre and include works by Edward Albee, Harvey Fierstein, Lorraine Hansberry, Lillian Hellman, Tony Kushner, David Mamet, Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill, Sam Shepard, Neil Simon, Gore Vidal, Wendy Wasserstein, Thornton Wilder, Tennessee Williams, and August Wilson. This informative volume also includes complete lists of Pulitzer Prize winners for Drama, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for American Plays, and the Tony Award for Best Play. Providing critical information about the most important works produced since the eighteenth century, 100 Greatest American Plays will appeal to anyone interested in the cultural history of theatre"--Publisher.
- Alternative Title
- One hundred greatest American plays
- Hundred greatest American plays
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-364) and index.
- Call Number
- JFF 17-1084
- ISBN
- 9781442256057
- 1442256052
- LCCN
- 2016035213
- OCLC
- 957133991
- Author
- Hischak, Thomas S., author.
- Title
- 100 greatest American plays / Thomas S. Hischak.
- Publisher
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-364) and index.
- Other Form:
- Online version: 100 greatest American plays. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2017 9781442256064 (DLC) 2016055239
- Research Call Number
- JFF 17-1084