Bertolt Brecht, perhaps the most important dramatist/director/theorist of the twentieth century, is still widely studied and his plays and theories remain staples in the curricula of university theatre departments, literature departments, and theatre-artist training programs throughout the world. Additionally, productions of Brecht's dramas continue to be popular. The play "Brecht in L.A." focuses on Brecht's life in America, where he resided from 1941 through 1947. Additionally, "Brecht in L.A., " winner of the 2002 SWTA National New Play Contest (US), is already a critically acclaimed...
Bertolt Brecht, perhaps the most important dramatist/director/theorist of the twentieth century, is still widely studied and his plays and theories re...
Disaster capitalism is an increasingly popular critical paradigm for contextualizing and understanding life in the twenty-first century. This book includes three full-length plays by award-winning dramatist Rick Mitchell: "Shadow Anthropology," a dark comedy about the US occupation of Afghanistan; "Through the Roof," a Faustian trip through the social history of natural disaster in New Orleans; and "Celestial Flesh," a sacrilegious romp through the 1980s sanctuary movement. Placing the plays in historical and thematic context, the author introduces the collection with an essay examining...
Disaster capitalism is an increasingly popular critical paradigm for contextualizing and understanding life in the twenty-first century. This book ...