American Political Plays in the Age of Terrorism
Author | : Neil LaBute |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2019-04-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781350044371 |
ISBN-13 | : 1350044377 |
Rating | : 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This powerful anthology brings together reflective and raw plays by American playwrights surrounding the psychic and political boundaries of the many faces and shadows of terrorism. Allan Havis's introduction addresses a variety of terrorism cases from the last 25 years, examines several theories of the root causes of modern terrors, and underscores how theatre forms a unique contour to social and philosophical thought on terrorism. With a foreword from Robert Brustein, the anthology features: Break of Noon by Neil LaBute 7/11 by Kia Corthron Omnium Gatherum by Theresa Rebeck and Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros Columbinus by PJ Paparelli and Stephen Karam Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them by Christopher Durang