American Playwriting and the Anti-Political Prejudice
Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Perspectives
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Theatre, History & Criticism
| Author: | N. Pressley | ISBN: | 9781137415189 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | November 6, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | N. Pressley |
| ISBN: | 9781137415189 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | November 6, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Twenty years after Tony Kushner's influential Angels in America seemed to declare a revitalized potency for the popular political play, there is a "No Politics" prejudice undermining US production and writing. This book explores the largely unrecognized cultural patterns that discourage political playwriting on the contemporary American stage.
Twenty years after Tony Kushner's influential Angels in America seemed to declare a revitalized potency for the popular political play, there is a "No Politics" prejudice undermining US production and writing. This book explores the largely unrecognized cultural patterns that discourage political playwriting on the contemporary American stage.
