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Subject Guide – Contemporary American Drama

This Subject Guide brings together key content from Drama Online’s wide-ranging collection. From eBooks to plays, this guide is your springboard for exploring American drama. Plays

• Adams, Johnna. Gidion’s Knot. In Plays by Women from the Contemporary American Theater Festival Gidion’s KnotThe NicetiesMemoirs of a Forgotten ManDead and Breathing20th Century Blues. London: METHUEN DRAMA, 2019. 1–64. Accessed October 2, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350084841.00000007. • Davis, Eisa. Bulrusher. In The Methuen Drama Book of Post-Black Plays. London: Methuen Drama, 2012. 2–94. Accessed October 2, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781472503800.00000012. • Dorfman, Ariel, and Tony Kushner. Widows. In Widows. London: Nick Hern Books, 1997. 2–71. Accessed October 2, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781784601515.00000002. • Gunderson, Lauren. I and You. In I and You. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018. iv–78. Accessed October 2, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350105119.00000003. • Gionfriddo, Gina. Becky Shaw. In Becky Shaw. London: Methuen Drama, 2011. 7–94. Accessed October 2, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781408166833.00000005. • Hall, Katori. Saturday Night/Sunday Morning. In Plays: 1. London: Methuen Drama, 2011. 88– 185. Accessed October 2, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781408177747.00000028. • Mamet, David. Duck Variations. In Plays: 1. London: Methuen Drama, 1994. 2–44. Accessed October 2, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781472584519.40000005. • Sherman, Martin. Gently Down the Stream. In Gently Down the Stream. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2017. –58. Accessed October 2, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350040656.00000059. • Shinn, Christopher. Dying City. In Dying City. London: Methuen Drama, 2006. 2–50. Accessed October 2, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781408168172.00000003.

Ebooks

• Lee, Esther Kim. The Theatre of David Henry Hwang. Critical Companions. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2015. Accessed October 2, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781408185667. • Middeke, Martin , Peter Paul Schnierer , Christopher Innes , and Matthew C. Roudané , ed. The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights. Guides to Contemporary Drama. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2014. Accessed October 2, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781472517418. • Murphy, Brenda. The Theatre of Tennessee Williams. Critical Companions. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2014. Accessed October 2, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781472515452. • Muse, Amy. The Drama and Theatre of Sarah Ruhl. Critical Companions. London: Methuen Drama, 2018. Accessed October 2, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350007833. • Nadel, Alan. The Theatre of August Wilson. London: Methuen Drama, 2018. Accessed October 2, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781472531605. • Palmer, David, ed. Visions of Tragedy in Modern American Drama: From O’Neill to the Twenty- First Century. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2018. Accessed October 2, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781474276955. • Paterson, Eddie. The Contemporary American Monologue: Performance and Politics. Methuen Drama Engage. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2015. Accessed October 2, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781472585059. • Zinman, Toby. Replay: Classic Modern Drama Reimagined. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2015. Accessed October 2, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781408182727.

Video • MillerArthur. : an exclusive interview, BBC Video, BBC Drama Films and Documentaries. Accessed October 2, 2020. https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/video?docid=do-9781350996724&tocid=do- 9781350996724_5095364798001 • WilliamsTennessee. , National Theatre Collection. Accessed October 2, 2020. https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/video?docid=do-9781350999046&tocid=do- 9781350999046_6146536035001 • WilliamsTennessee. , National Theatre Collection. Accessed October 2, 2020. https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/video?docid=do- 9781350999039&tocid=do-9781350999039_6146537561001

Audio

• HellmanLillian. The Little Foxes, L.A. Theatre Works. Accessed October 2, 2020. https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/audio?docid=do-9781682660843&tocid=do- 9781682660843_6154402671001 • HwangDavid Henry. M. Butterfly, L.A. Theatre Works. Accessed October 2, 2020. https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/audio?docid=do-9781580814751&tocid=do- 9781580814751_6154387669001 • GreenbergRichard. The Assembled Parties, L.A. Theatre Works. Accessed October 2, 2020. https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/audio?docid=do-9781682660409&tocid=do- 9781682660409_6154481176001 • GuareJohn. Six Degrees of Separation, L.A. Theatre Works. Accessed October 2, 2020. https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/audio?docid=do-9781580815154&tocid=do- 9781580815154_6154404857001 • MametDavid. David Mamet Shorts: Reunion, L.A. Theatre Works. Accessed October 2, 2020. https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/audio?docid=do-9781580817486.02&tocid=do- 9781580817486.02_6154447018001 • MarguliesDonald. Dinner With Friends, L.A. Theatre Works. Accessed October 2, 2020. https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/audio?docid=do-9781580814423&tocid=do- 9781580814423_6154402316001 • MillerArthur. A View from the Bridge, L.A. Theatre Works. Accessed October 2, 2020. https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/audio?docid=do-9781580815277&tocid=do- 9781580815277_6154457432001 • NormanMarsha. night, Mother, L.A. Theatre Works. Accessed October 2, 2020. https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/audio?docid=do-9781580814867&tocid=do- 9781580814867_6154450033001 • RuhlSarah. Dear Elizabeth: A Play in Letters from Elizabeth Bishop to Robert Lowell and Back Again, LA Theatre Works, L.A. Theatre Works. Accessed October 2, 2020. https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/audio?docid=do-9781580813631&tocid=do- 9781580813631_6154387642001 • ShepardSam. True West, L.A. Theatre Works. Accessed October 2, 2020. https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/audio?docid=do-9781580815260&tocid=do- 9781580815260_6154484761001 • LeightWarren. Side Man, L.A. Theatre Works. Accessed October 2, 2020. https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/audio?docid=do-9781580817424&tocid=do- 9781580817424_6154409716001

• WassersteinWendy. An American Daughter, L.A. Theatre Works. Accessed October 2, 2020. https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/audio?docid=do-9781580814041&tocid=do- 9781580814041_6154381915001