The O´Neill: The Transformation of Modern American Theater
Jeffrey Sweet
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Description for The O´Neill: The Transformation of Modern American Theater
Hardback. A lavishly illustrated celebration of the fifty-year history of the most influential theatrical organization in America, the O'Neill Theater Center Num Pages: 320 pages, 250 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; 3JJ; 3JM; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 225 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1502.
A lavishly illustrated celebration of the fifty-year history of the most influential theatrical organization in America, the O’Neill Theater Center
"At the O'Neill, we were all engaged with full-hearted passion in sometimes the silliest of exercises, and all in service of finding that wiggly, elusive creature, a new play."—Meryl Streep
"I would not be who or where I am today without the O'Neill."—Michael Douglas
As the old ways of the commercial theater were dying and American playwriting was in crisis, the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center arose as a midwife to new plays and musicals, ... Read more
A lavishly illustrated celebration of the fifty-year history of the most influential theatrical organization in America, the O’Neill Theater Center
"At the O'Neill, we were all engaged with full-hearted passion in sometimes the silliest of exercises, and all in service of finding that wiggly, elusive creature, a new play."—Meryl Streep
"I would not be who or where I am today without the O'Neill."—Michael Douglas
As the old ways of the commercial theater were dying and American playwriting was in crisis, the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center arose as a midwife to new plays and musicals, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300195576
SKU
V9780300195576
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Ref
99-1
About Jeffrey Sweet
Jeffrey Sweet is an award-winning playwright and theater historian whose previous books include Something Wonderful Right Away, a history of the famed Second City improvisational theater. He serves on the Council of the Dramatists Guild and is one of the most active participants in the Chicago theater renaissance.
Reviews for The O´Neill: The Transformation of Modern American Theater
“A wonderful, over-sized book . . . that cmombines archival photos with excellent text.”—Joe Meyers, The Connecticut Post
Joe Meyers
The Connecticut Post
“The O’Neill is famous among show folk, but [The O’Neill] will give civilian theater buffs a chance to share the ‘O’Neill experience’ vicariously.”—Ethan Mordden, The Wall Street Journal
Ethan Mordden
The Wall ... Read more
Joe Meyers
The Connecticut Post
“The O’Neill is famous among show folk, but [The O’Neill] will give civilian theater buffs a chance to share the ‘O’Neill experience’ vicariously.”—Ethan Mordden, The Wall Street Journal
Ethan Mordden
The Wall ... Read more