The Theatre of Christopher Durang documents and analyses the major plays and productions of one of America's significant contemporary playwrights who has contributed much to the American stage by his provocative works. It covers both his full-length and one-act plays, from his early success of Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All For You (1974) to his most recent Tony-Award winning play, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (2012). Durang has given an original theatrical voice to American theatre by writing comedies that are irreverent and shocking, yet profoundly draw...