Brooks Mcnamara

Plays from the Contemporary American the - Classics Brooks Mcnamara

Brief Description: This collection of modern American plays, edited and introduced by Brooks McNamara, includes "Streamers" by David Rabe, "Crimes of the Heart" by Beth Henley, and "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" by August Wilson, with five others by John Guare, Arthur Kopit, Christopher Durang, A. R. Gurney, and Tina Howe. Marc Notes: This collection of modern American plays, edited and introduced by Brooks McNamara, includes Streamers by David Rabe, Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley, and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by August Wilson, with five others by John Guare, Arthur Kopit, Christopher Durang, A. R. Gurney, and Tina Howe. Publisher Marketing: Includes eight full-length, award-winning plays: Streamers by David RabeMarco Polo Sings a Solo by John GuareWings by Arthur KopitSister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You by Christopher DurangCrimes of the Heart by Beth HenleyThe Dining Room by A. R. GurneyPainting Churches by Tina HoweMa Rainey's Black Bottom by August Wilson

Contributor Bio:  McNamara, Brooks Brooks McNamara is Professor of Performance Studies, Emeritus, in the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, and Director, Emeritus of the Shubert Archive. He is a specialist in the history of popular entertainment and has published widely in the area including The American Playhouse in the Eighteenth Century and in, among others, American Popular Entertainments, as editor.