The Collected Plays of Edward Albee
Title | The Collected Plays of Edward Albee PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Albee |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Academic |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | American drama |
ISBN | 9780715637418 |
This volume contains the eight plays written by Albee during his first decade as a playwright, from 1958 to 1965. These range from the four one-act plays with which he exploded on the New York theatre scene in 1958-59 to his early masterpiece 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf' in 1961-62.
The Collected Plays of Edward Albee, Volume 1
Title | The Collected Plays of Edward Albee, Volume 1 PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Albee |
Publisher | Harry N. Abrams |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2007-12-18 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9781585678846 |
These range from the four brilliant one-act plays with which he exploded on the New York theater scene The Zoo Story, The Death of Bessie Smith, The Sandbox, and The American Dream to his early masterpiece, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Also included are two adaptations from notable American novels The Ballad of the Sad Caf and Malcolm and Albee's mysteriously fascinating Tiny Alice. This book represents one of the most exciting and bold periods in the career of one of America's most popular and imaginative playwrights.
Selected Plays of Edward Albee
Title | Selected Plays of Edward Albee PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | GuildAmerica Books |
Total Pages | 488 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | American drama |
ISBN |
"Powerful, probing, vivid and arresting, these eight plays -- the personal choices of Edward Albee -- are together for the first time in this exclusive members' edition."--The dust-jacket front flap
The Collected Plays of Edward Albee, Volume 3
Title | The Collected Plays of Edward Albee, Volume 3 PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Albee |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 714 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN |
Collects the dramatic works of the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright.
Edward Albee: A Singular Journey
Title | Edward Albee: A Singular Journey PDF eBook |
Author | Mel Gussow |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 663 |
Release | 2012-11-27 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1476711704 |
In 1960, Edward Albee electrified the theater world with the American premiere of The Zoo Story, and followed it two years later with his extraordinary first Broadway play, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Proclaimed as the playwright of his generation, he went on to win three Pulitzer Prizes for his searing and innovative plays. Mel Gussow, author, critic, and cultural writer for The New York Times, has known Albee and followed his career since its inception, and in this fascinating biography he creates a compelling firsthand portrait of a complex genius. The book describes Albee's life as the adopted child of rich, unloving parents and covers the highs and lows of his career. A core myth of Albee's life, perpetuated by the playwright, is that The Zoo Story was his first play, written as a thirtieth birthday present to himself. As Gussow relates, Albee has been writing since adolescence, and through close analysis the author traces the genesis of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Tiny Alice, A Delicate Balance, and other plays. After his early triumphs, Albee endured years of critical neglect and public disfavor. Overcoming artistic and personal difficulties, he returned in 1994 with Three Tall Women. In this prizewinning play he came to terms with the towering figure of his mother, the woman who dominated so much of his early life. With frankness and critical acumen, and drawing on extensive conversations with the playwright, Gussow offers fresh insights into Albee's life. At the same time he provides vivid portraits of Albee's relationships with the people who have been closest to him, including William Flanagan (his first mentor), Thornton Wilder, Richard Barr, John Steinbeck, Alan Schneider, John Gielgud, and his leading ladies, Uta Hagen, Colleen Dewhurst, Irene Worth, Myra Carter, Elaine Stritch, Marian Seldes, and Maggie Smith. And then there are, most famously, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, who starred in Mike Nichols's acclaimed film version of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The book places Albee in context as a playwright who inspired writers as diverse as John Guare and Sam Shepard, and as a teacher and champion of human rights. Edward Albee: A Singular Journey is rich with colorful details about this uniquely American life. It also contains previously unpublished photographs and letters from and to Albee. It is the essential book about one of the major artists of the American theater.
1979-2003 : Lolita ; The man who had three arms ; Finding the sun ; Marriage play ; Three tall women ; Fragments (a sit-around) ; The Three tall women ; The goat, or, Who is Sylvia? ; Occupant ; Knock! Knock! Who's there!?
Title | 1979-2003 : Lolita ; The man who had three arms ; Finding the sun ; Marriage play ; Three tall women ; Fragments (a sit-around) ; The Three tall women ; The goat, or, Who is Sylvia? ; Occupant ; Knock! Knock! Who's there!? PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Albee |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | American drama |
ISBN | 9780715635803 |
The Collected Plays of Neil Simon Vol IV
Title | The Collected Plays of Neil Simon Vol IV PDF eBook |
Author | Neil Simon |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Total Pages | 372 |
Release | 1998-04-28 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9780684847856 |
Since 1960, a Broadway season without a Neil Simon play has been a rare one. For more than thirty years, Simon's wry and astute observations on life, love, and the human condition have been making audiences laugh uproariously even as his beautifully realized characters touch their hearts. These five plays, including the Pulitzer- and Tony-award-winning Lost in Yonkers, show Simon at the pinnacle of his extraordinary career. Rumors Lost in Yonkers Jake's Women Laughter on the 23rd Floor London Suite Including the author's introduction: "How to Stop Writing and Other Impossibilities"