Difficulty of Crossing a Field : Nine New Plays

Wellman, Mac; Shaw, Helen (FRW)

ISBN 10: 0816655057 / ISBN 13: 9780816655052

Published by Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2008

Seller Inventory # 5965825-n

Synopsis:

A new collection from one of America’s leading avant-garde playwrights

Known for his verbal invention and radical experimentation, Mac Wellman is one of America’s most original and essential dramatists. Since seizing the spotlight with 7 Blowjobs in the early nineties, Wellman has charted an ambitious artistic course. As a fixture on the downtown New York theater scene, and now with his work being staged around the world, he has challenged directors, designers, producers, actors, audiences, and readers for nearly three decades.

In this new book, Wellman brings together nine recent plays, including some of his most provocative work, Antigone, Infrared, and The Invention of Tragedy. With their feisty heroines, crisp dialogue, and noir influences, the works in The Difficulty of Crossing a Field reveal a playwright at the peak of his powers, and the collection concludes with Speculations, Wellman’s bold theatrical vision presented as lyrical prose.

About the Author:

Helen Shaw is a New York theater critic whose work appears in the New York Times and Time Out New York.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Difficulty of Crossing a Field : Nine New ...
Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New