{"product_id":"9780195169867","title":"The Oxford Companion to American Theatre","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1984, Gerald Bordman's \u003ci\u003eOxford Companion to American Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e is the standard one-volume source on our national theatre. Critics have hailed its \"wealth of authoritative information\" (\u003ci\u003eBack Stage\u003c\/i\u003e), its \"fascinating picture of the volatile American stage\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e), and its \"well-chosen, illuminating facts\" (\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003eNow thoroughly revised, this distinguished volume once again provides an up-to-date guide to the American stage from its beginnings to the present. Completely updated by theater professor Thomas Hischak, the volume includes playwrights, plays, actors, directors, producers, songwriters, famous playhouses, dramatic movements, and much more. The book covers not only classic works (such as \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Salesman\u003c\/i\u003e) but also many commercially successful plays (such as \u003ci\u003eGetting Gertie's Garter\u003c\/i\u003e), plus entries on foreign figures that have influenced our dramatic development (from Shakespeare to Beckett and Pinter). New entries include recent plays such as \u003ci\u003eAngels in America\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSix Degrees of Separation\u003c\/i\u003e, performers such as Eric Bogosian and Bill Irwin, playwrights like David Henry Hwang and Wendy Wasserstein, and relevant developments and issues including AIDS in American theatre, theatrical producing by Disney, and the rise in solo performance.\u003cbr\u003eAccessible and authoritative, this valuable A-Z reference is ideal not only for students and scholars of theater, but everyone with a passion for the stage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010949759216,"sku":"9780195169867","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780195169867_p0.jpg?v=1763664813","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780195169867","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}