The O'Neill: The Transformation of Modern American Theater
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A lavishly illustrated celebration of the fifty-year history of the most influential theatrical organization in America, the O'Neill Theater Center "At the O'Neill, we were all engaged with full-hearted passion in sometimes the silliest of exercises, and all in service of finding that wiggly, elusive creature, a new play."--Meryl Streep "I would not be who or where I am today without the O'Neill."--Michael Douglas As the old ways of the commercial theater were dying and American playwriting was in crisis, the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center arose as a midwife to new plays and musicals, introducing some of the most exciting talents of our time (including August Wilson, Wendy Wasserstein, and Christopher Durang) and developing works that went on to win Pulitzer Prizes and Tony Awards. Along the way, it collaborated with then-unknown performers (like Meryl Streep, Michael Douglas, Courtney Vance, and Angela Bassett) and inspired Robert Redford in his creation of the Sundance Institute. This is the story of a theatrical laboratory, a place that transformed American theater, film, and television.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0300195575
ISBN13:9780300195576
Release Date:May 2014
Publisher:Yale University Press
Length:336 Pages
Weight:3.30 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 8.9" x 11.3"
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