Albee in Performance - Hardcover

Solomon, Rakesh Herald

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0253354854 ISBN 13: 9780253354853

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2010

Synopsis

A premiere playwright, Edward Albee is also a gifted director. "Albee in Performance" details Albee's directorial vision and how that vision animates his plays. Having had extraordinary access to Albee as director, Rakesh H. Solomon reveals how Albee has shaped his plays in performance, the attention he pays to each aspect of theatre, and how his conception of the key plays he has directed has evolved over a five-decade career. Solomon pays careful attention to the major works, from "The American Dream" and "Zoo Story" to Albee's best-known work, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", as well as to later plays such as "Marriage Play" and "Three Tall Women". The book also includes interviews with Albee and his collaborators on all aspects of staging, from rehearsal to performance.

About this title

About the Author

Rakesh H. Solomon teaches in the Department of Theatre and Drama at Indiana University Bloomington.

Edition details

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0253354854
• ISBN 13: 9780253354853
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320