Women on the Verge - Seven Avant Garde Plays
by Rosette C Lamont

Name: Women on the Verge - Seven Avant Garde Plays
Brand: Rosette C Lamont
SKU: 9781557831484
Rating: 3.6 (6 reviews)

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Highlights

American

Why we like it

"'Women on the Verge - Seven Avant Garde Plays' by Rosette C Lamont showcases bold narratives that push the boundaries of form and content in theatre."

From: Off-Broadway Gems

What readers are saying

Readers find that this collection of avant garde plays effectively challenges and provokes thought, staying true to the genre's intent. While it may not provide a typical enjoyable experience, it successfully confuses and engages its audience in unique ways.

Provokes thought and discussionUnique storytelling styleNot a conventional enjoyable experience

Synopsis

This anthology gathers together recent work by the finest and most controversial contemporary American women dramatists.

Collectively this magnificent seven seeks to break the mold of the well-wrought psychological play and its rigid emphasis on realisticsocio-political drama.

Includes: Occupational Hazard (Rosalyn Drexler) Û Us (Karen Malpede) Û What of the Night?

(Maria Irene Forne) Û Birth and After Birth (Tina Howe) Û and more.

ThemesAmerican drama Experimental drama--United States Experimental drama Experimental drama--Women authors PS628.W6 W664 1993